Euonymus fortunei, an
evergreen liana growing in forests, fields, and mountains, climbs up
trees, emerging aerial roots. Leaves with 3-10mm long petioles are
of the opposite, rarely alternate, phyllotaxis; blades are 2-6cm
long,1.5-3cm wide, long oblong, shallow serrations on margins, and
no hairs on both surfaces. Axils emerge cymes with 7-15 small
yellow-green flowers. Capsules are spherical, 5-6mm in diameter,
mature in October-November, split in four, and appear as orange-red
seeds. Bloom time: June-July. |