TAXONOMY 
3°S 
(. 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. 
Fig. 168 . — Euonymus atropurpureus. Flowering branch to left; fruiting branch 
to right. 
Seeds albuminous with fleshy succulent reddish aril ( Euonymus , 
Celastrus ) or white membranous aril ( Pachistima ). 
Official drug Part used 
Euonymus N.F. Bark of root 
20 
Botanical origin 
Euonymus 
atropurpureus 
Habitat 
United States 
