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Enriched botanical record

Euonymus atropurpureus

Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.

Also indexed asBitter-ashBurningbushEastern BurningbushEastern WahooEastern wahooPurpur-SpindelstrauchWahoobitter-ash
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusEuonymus
Use categories4
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusEuonymus
Scientific name with authorshipEuonymus atropurpureus Jacq.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpureaEuonymus atropurpureus var. atropurpureusEuonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumis LundellEuonymus atropurpureus var. grandifolius Raf.Euonymus atropurpureus var. latifolius Raf.Euonymus atropurpureus var. oblongifolius Raf.Euonymus carolinensis MarshallEuonymus caroliniensis MarshallEuonymus latifolius MarshallEuonymus tristis Salisb.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier276986-2
Use codesEU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Euonymus atropurpureus.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.