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 japonicus Thunb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Euonymus carrierei DippelEuonymus fortunei f. vegetus (Rehder) RehderEuonymus fortunei var. alticola Hand.-Mazz.Euonymus fortunei var. vegetus (Rehder) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. albomarginatus (Rehder) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. albomarginatus (T.Moore) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. argenteovariegatus (Regel) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. argenteovariegatus (Regel) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. aureomarginatus (Rehder) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. aureovariegatus (Regel) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. aureovariegatus (Regel) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. aureus (Rehder) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. fastigiatus (Carrière) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. macrophylla (Regel) Beissn.Euonymus japonicus f. mediopictus (Rehder) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. microphyllus (H.Jaeger) Beissn.Euonymus japonicus f. pallens (Carrière) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. pyramidatus (Carrière) RehderEuonymus japonicus f. rugosus (Nakai) H.HaraEuonymus japonicus f. viridivariegatus (Rehder) HegiEuonymus japonicus f. viridivariegatus (Rehder) RehderEuonymus japonicus subsp. albomarginatus T.MooreEuonymus japonicus subsp. aureovariegatus J.J.VeitchEuonymus japonicus subsp. aureovariegatus LoweEuonymus japonicus subsp. aureus-variegatus E.J.Lowe & W.HowardEuonymus japonicus subsp. latifolius-albovariegatus W.BullEuonymus japonicus subsp. latifolius-albovariegatus W.Bull ex J.DixEuonymus japonicus subsp. tricolor Jacob-MakoyEuonymus japonicus var. acutus RehderEuonymus japonicus var. argenteovariegatus RegelEuonymus japonicus var. aureomarginatus RehderEuonymus japonicus var. aureovariegatus LoweEuonymus japonicus var. aureovariegatus RegelEuonymus japonicus var. fastigiatus CarrièreEuonymus japonicus var. latifolia AndréEuonymus japonicus var. litoralis Konta & S.MatsumotoEuonymus japonicus var. longifolius NakaiEuonymus japonicus var. macrophylla RegelEuonymus japonicus var. microphyllus H.JaegerEuonymus japonicus var. pyramidatus CarrièreEuonymus japonicus var. radicifer NakaiEuonymus japonicus var. rugosus NakaiEuonymus japonicus var. subinteger Sugim.Euonymus japonicus var. viridivariegatus RehderEuonymus pulchellus DippelEuonymus pulchellus Jacob-MakoyEuonymus pulchellus subsp. foliis-variegatis PynaertEuonymus pyramidalis CarrièreEuonymus radicans DippelEuonymus radicans var. acutus (Rehder) RehderEuonymus radicans var. vegetus RehderEuonymus sinensis CarrièreEuonymus variegatus J.DixEuonymus yoshinagae MakinoMasakia japonica (Thunb.) NakaiMasakia japonica var. latifolia NakaiMasakia yoshinagae (Makino) NakaiPragmotessara japonica (Thunb.) Pierre
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier160944-1
Use codesEU ME
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.