| Euonymus japonicus is
an evergreen shrub found in coastal forests or edges, growing to
2-6m in height. Leaves, the phyllotaxis being opposite or rarely
alternate, are thick and in an oblong shape, 3-8cm in length, 2-4cm
in width, with shallow serrations on margins. Cymes come out from
the leaf axils with 7mm-in-diameter green-white or white-green
flowers, 7-15 in number, in June-July. Fruit matures in red, cleft
in four, in November-January. Bloom time: June-July. |
