Euonymus leiophloeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Celastrales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus
Species: Euonymus leiophloeus

Name

Euonymus leiophloeus Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(2): 122 (1856).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kalonymus leiophloea (Steven) Prokh. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 14: 572 (1949)
• Heterotypic
  • Euonymus armasicus Gatsch. in Sakharthw. S.S.R. Mec’niereb. Akad. Moambe 10: 234 (1949)
  • Euonymus ketzkhovelii Gatsch. in Sakharthw. S.S.R. Mec’niereb. Akad. Moambe 10: 232 (1949)
  • Euonymus latifolius f. sempervirens N.Busch, Fl. Caucas. Crit. 3(8): 44 (1912)
  • Euonymus leiophloeus var. armasicus (Gatsch.) Gagnidze, Fl. Gruzii, ed. 2. 8: 228 (1983)
  • Euonymus leiophloeus var. sempervirens (N.Busch) Gagnidze, Fl. Gruzii, ed. 2. 8: 229 (1983)
  • Euonymus sempervirens Rupr. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 10 (1872), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus Transcaucasus Western Asia Türkiye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steven, C. v. 1856. Verzeichniss der auf der taurischen Halbinsel wildwachsenden Pflanzen (Continuatio). Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 29(3): 121–186. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Euonymus leiophloeus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Euonymus leiophloeus. Published online. Accessed: 9. Oct. 2025. Reference page.