Euonymus theifolius

Euonymus theifolius Wall., Fl. Brit. India 1: 612 (1875) (syn: Euonymus paravagans Z.M.Gu & C.Y.Cheng; Pragmotessara theifolia (Wall. ex M.A.Lawson) Pierre);
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Himalaya to China (Yunnan): Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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SK 2792 19 October 2020 : 16 posts by 3 authors. 7 images- 2 to 7 mb each.

Location: Matatirtha, Kathmandu

Date: 03 October 2020

Elevation: 1968 m.

Habit : Wild

Celastraceae member only

Between Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth. (Syn. Euonymus forbesianus Loes.) and Euonymus grandiflorus Wall. ??

Go through Keys Sir Ji, or post keys

Some sp. do not have keys.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=112340

Infected plant.

Looks different from species available as per comparative images at Euonymus

Also looks different from Euonymus grandiflorus Wall. as per GBIF and from Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth. (Syn. Euonymus forbesianus Loes.) as per GBIF

I checked with all the species listed in the Checklist of Nepal.

I think it is close to Euonymus vagans Wall. as per GBIF– specimens from Nepal and Bhutan and FoC illustration

Pl. see specimens:

https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/kQKb6O4cG5
https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/DDUVadD6X

Thank you … I was also thinking the same but some net images made me confused.

Far Reaches Farm
Zhiwutong

Plantenium

Always better to try with GBIF rather than unreliable images on the net.

OK …! I did that too😁!

I feel it looks different from Euonymus vagans Wall.. efloraNepal says Evergreen shrubs or ascending subshrubs, to 3 m tal,
but actually it was a tree taller than the description. And the leaf pattern also looks different from the images in GBIF.
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/2477973
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/2477549
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/2186119
https://ppbc.iplant.cn/tu/2477543

I do not know if these images are correct.
To me appears close to GBIF specimens at

https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/QKb6O4cG5

https://api.gbif.org/v1/image/DUVadD6X

Looks matching but still some confusion regarding the type of the plant, tree or climber?
My image of the tree trunk looks quite thick.
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/281896
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=5014&cat=13
http://plantdatabase.kath.gov.np/plants/euonymus-vagans-wall-kath126016

This should be Euonymus theifolius as per keys in Researchgate and GBIF specimens (one, two and three).

Still there is some confusion regarding the habit as this was a medium size tree with quite thick trunk
but description says ” efloranepal – Evergreen shrubs or ascending subshrubs, 2-3 m tall” and ” Tapas da article- Evergreen shrubs, 2-3 m high, often climbing by adventitious roots”

Euonymus theifolius Wall.: 9 very high res. images.