Celastraceae

Hamilton's spindletree

Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Hamilton's spindletree: Fruits of the Spindle Euonymus hamiltonianus Subsp. ‘Winter Glory’ Planting year : 1996 Position exacte : Arboretum Robert Lenoir (S44C) - Rendeux ( Belgium ). — Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Bulgarian: Хималайски чашкодрян
Chinese: 西南卫矛, 披针叶卫矛, 毛脉西南卫矛
Danish: Hvid Benved
English: Hamilton's spindletree, Hamilton's spindle
Japanese: マユミ, 檀, 檀弓
Korean: 참빗살나무
Russian: Бересклет Гамильтона
Slovenian: Hamiltonova trdoleska

Synonyms

Euonymus atropurpureus Roxb.
Euonymus darrisii H.Lév.
Euonymus dolichophyllus Koidz.
Euonymus dorsicostatus Nakai
Euonymus europaeus var. hamiltonianus (Wall.) Maxim.
Euonymus hamiltonianus f. hamiltonianus
Euonymus hamiltonianus f. koehneanus (Loes.) Blakelock
Euonymus hamiltonianus f. lanceifolius (Loes.) C.Y.Cheng ex Q.H.Chen
Euonymus hamiltonianus f. lanceifolius (Loes.) C.Y.Cheng
Euonymus hamiltonianus f. lanceolatus Rehder
Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. sieboldianus (Blume) H.Hara
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. australis Kom.
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. hians (Koehne) Blakelock
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. lanceifolius (Loes.) Blakelock
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. nikoensis (Nakai) Blakelock
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. pubinervius S.Z.Qu & Y.H.He
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. semiexsertus (Koehne) Blakelock
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. sieboldianus (Blume) Kom.
Euonymus hamiltonianus var. yedoensis (Koehne) Blakelock
Euonymus hians Koehne
Euonymus juzepczukii Leonova
Euonymus lanceifolius Loes.
Euonymus majumi Siebold
Euonymus nikoensis Nakai
Euonymus semiexserta Koehne
Euonymus sieboldianus Blume
Euonymus sieboldianus f. albicarpus Y.N.Lee
Euonymus sieboldianus f. dorsicostatus (Nakai) H.Hara
Euonymus sieboldianus f. stenophyllus (Koidz.) H.Hara
Euonymus sieboldianus var. megaphyllus H.Hara
Euonymus sieboldianus var. nikoensis (Nakai) Ohwi
Euonymus sieboldianus var. sanguineus Nakai
Euonymus sieboldianus var. sphaerocarpus Nakai
Euonymus sieboldianus var. yedoensis (Koehne) H.Hara
Euonymus vidalii Franch. & Sav.
Euonymus vidalii var. stenophyllus Koidz.
Euonymus yedoensis Koehne
Euonymus yedoensis f. calocarpus Koehne
Euonymus yedoensis var. koehneanus Loes.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ‘Uncle Carl’, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.