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purple (Euonymus atropurpureus) ; calyx four to five-lobed; corolla of 

 four to five petals; stamens four to five, perigynous, inserted on a disc, 

 which fills the base of the calyx and sometimes covers the ovary; 

 ovary three- to. five-celled. Fruit a two-to five-celled capsule. 

 Seeds albuminous with fleshy succulent reddish aril (Euonymus, 

 Celastrus) or white membranous aril (Pachistima). 



FIG. 211. Euonymus atropurpureus. Flowering branch to left; fruiting'branch 



to right. 



Official drug Part used 



Euonymus N.F. Bark of root 



Botanical origin Habitat 



Euonymus United States 



atropurpureus 



