Celastraceae

Euonymus nitidus Benth.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus

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Euonymus nitidus (Euonymus nitidus) — FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 中华卫矛, 中華衛矛, 白鸡肫, 南投卫矛, 矩叶卫矛, 阳西静容卫矛, 黄心卫矛

Synonyms

Euonymus chengiae var. yangxiensis Y.S.Ye & L.F.Wu
Euonymus chibai Makino
Euonymus chinensis Lindl.
Euonymus chinensis var. nitidus (Benth.) Loes.
Euonymus esquirolii H.Lév.
Euonymus flavescens Loes.
Euonymus flavesceus Loes. ex Diels
Euonymus lindleyi K.Koch
Euonymus merrillii C.H.Wang
Euonymus merrillii var. longipetiolatus Chen H.Wang
Euonymus nantoensis Loes. ex Hand.-Mazz.
Euonymus nitidus f. nitidus
Euonymus oblongifolius Loes. & Rehder
Euonymus punctatus Wall.
Euonymus uniflorus H.Lév. & Vaniot

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.