Taxon:  Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold



Summary
Genus:
Euonymus
Family:
Celastraceae
Subfamily:
Celastroideae
Nomen number:
16247
Place of publication:
Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 12:49.  1830
Comment:
valid publication by Siebold verified from original literature, where Siebold cites Celastrus alatus Thunb.
Verified:
09/23/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
41 (10  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold f. alatus (0 active accession[s])
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold f. striatus (Thunb.) Makino (0 active accession[s])
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold var. alatus (0 active accession[s])
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold var. apterus Regel (2 active accession[s])
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold var. pubescens Maxim. (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Celastrus alatus Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Euonymus subtriflorus Blume
Euonymus thunbergianus Blume

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Blakelock, R. A. 1951. A synopsis of the genus Euonymus L. Kew Bull. 1951:239.
  5. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  11. Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
  12. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  14. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  15. Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
  16. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  17. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  18. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  19. Tai Hyun Chung. 1965. Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta.
  20. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  21. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
  22. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishburningbush  1Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Englishwinged euonymus  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishwinged spindletree  1Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Frenchfusain ailé  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
GermanFlügel-Spindelstrauch  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Japanese Rōmajinishikigi  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedishvingbenved  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea   
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Weed  Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16247. Accessed 14 April 2026.