Euonymus walkeri
| Euonymus walkeri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Euonymus |
| Species: | E. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Euonymus walkeri Wight | |
Euonymus walkeri is a species of plant in the Celastraceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
opposite, shape variable, acute base, apex variable, margin shallowly scalloped.
Trunk
immature bark - brilliant orange-red; branches dichotomous; twigs somewhat quadrangular.
Flowers
greenish-crimson, solitary or in 3's, sessile, axillary.
Fruits
pear-shaped capsule; very large yellow aril.
Ecology
rain forest undersotory of wet zone.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Euonymus walkeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.