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Euonymus

The genus Euonymus is in the family Celastraceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Euonymus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Euonymus acanthocarpus Franch. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus acanthoxanthus Pit. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus actinocarpus Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus aculeatus Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus aculeolus C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus acuminifolius Blakelock Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Euonymus americanus L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus angulatus Wight Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus attenuatus Wall. ex M.A.Lawson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus australianus F.Muell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus balansae Sprague Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus barberi Murugan & Manickam Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus benguetensis Merr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus benthamii Lundell Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus bockii Loes. ex Diels Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus boninensis Koidz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus bullatus Wall. ex Lodd Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus carnosus Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus castaneifolius Ridl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus centidens H.Lév. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus chenmoui W.C.Cheng Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus chiapensis Lundell Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus chloranthoides Y.C.Yang Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus chui Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus clivicolus W.W.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus cochinchinensis Pierre Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus congolensis R.Wilczek Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus cornutus Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus corymbosus Sprague & Bullock Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus costaricensis Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus crenulatus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus darrisii Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus dichotomus B.Heyne ex Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus dielsianus Loes. ex Diels Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus distichus H.Lév. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus dolichopus Merr. ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus eberhardtii Tardieu Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus echinatus Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus elaeodendroides Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus enantiophyllus (Donn.Sm.) Lundell Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus europaeus L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus euscaphis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus ficoides C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus fimbriatus Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus frigidus Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus fusiformis R.Parker Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus gibber Hance Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus giraldii Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus glaber Roxb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus glandulosus (Merr.) Ding Hou Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Euonymus globularis Ding Hou Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus gracillimus Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus grandiflorus Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus hainanensis W.Y.Chun & F.C.How Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus hederaceus Champ. ex Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus huae J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus huangii H.Y.Li & Yuen P.Yang Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus hukuangensis C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus hupehensis (Loes.) Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus impressus Blakelock Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus indicus B.Heyne ex Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus japonicus Thunb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus jinyangensis C.Y.Chang Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus kachinensis Prain Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus kanyakumariensis Murugan & Manickam Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus kengmaensis C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus kweichowensis C.H.Wang Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus lanceolatus Yatabe Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus latifolius (L.) Mill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus lawsonii C.B.Clarke ex Prain Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus laxicymosus C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus leishanensis Q.H.Chen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus lichiangensis W.W.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus lucidus D.Don Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus lutchuensis Ito Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus maackii Rupr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus macrocarpus Gamble ex Oliv. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus macropterus Rupr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus maximowiczianus (Prokh.) Vorosch. Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Euonymus melananthus Franch. & Sav. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus mexicanus Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus microcarpus (Oliv. ex Loes.) Sprague Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus moluccensis Blakelock ex Ding Hou Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus myrianthus Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus nanoides Loes. & Rehder Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus nanus M.Bieb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus nitidus Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus pallidifolius Hayata Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus parasimilis C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus percoriaceus C.Y.Wu ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus petelotii Merr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus phellomana Loes. ex Diels Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus phellomanus Loes. Accepted M TRO
Euonymus pittosporoides C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus pleurostylioides (Loes.) H.Perrier Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus potingensis Chun & F.C.How ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus prismatomerioides C.Y.Wu ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus pseudovagans Pit. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus recurvans Miq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus rehderianus Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus revolutus Wight Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus rothschuhii Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus sachalinensis (F.Schmidt) Maxim. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus sanguineus Loes. ex Diels Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus schensianus Maxim. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus semenovii Regel & Herder Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus serratifolius Bedd. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus sootepensis Craib Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus spraguei Hayata Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus stenophyllus J.W.Ren Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus subcordatus J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus subsulcatus Prain Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus szechuanensis C.H.Wang Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus tashiroi Maxim. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus tenuiserratus C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus ternifolius Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus theacolus C.Y.Cheng ex T.L.Xu & Q.H.Chen. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus theifolius Wall. ex M.A.Lawsen Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus tibeticus W.W.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus tingens Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus tonkinensis (Loes.) Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus tsoi Merr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus vaganoides C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus vagans Wall. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus velutinus (E.Mey.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus venosus Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus verrucocarpus C.Y.Cheng ex J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus verrucosoides Loes. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus verrucosus Scop. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus viburnoides Prain Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus walkeri Wight Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus wilsonii Sprague Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus wrayi King Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus wui J.S.Ma Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus yakushimensis Makino Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Euonymus yunnanensis Franch. Accepted M WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 445 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Euonymus. Of these 142 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 180 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Euonymus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 445 species names for the genus Euonymus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 142 31.9%
Synonym 278 62.5%
Unplaced 10 2.2%
Unassessed 15 3.4%

All names

The status of the 625 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Euonymus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 144 23.0%
Synonym 453 72.5%
Unplaced 10 1.6%
Unassessed 18 2.9%

Of these names,

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 445 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Euonymus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 139 258 0 0 397 89.2%
Low confidence 3 20 10 15 48 10.8%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Euonymus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 9 0 4 0 14 3.1%
WCSP (in review) 141 269 10 11 1 432 97.1%