Hamilton's spindletree
Euonymus sieboldianus Blume [Celastraceae]
Mayumi (マユミ, 真弓)
Lifeform: deciduous shrub
Arillus: red
Distribution: China - south Korea - Japan - Sakhalin
Habitat: lowlands - mountains
Remarks: hardwood, Japanese bow is made of Hamilton's spindletree
Synonyms
E. hamiltonianus Wall. subsp. sieboldianus H. Hara
E. sieboldianus Blume var. megaphyllus H. Hara
E. sieboldianus Blume var. yedoensis (Koehne) H. Hara
Euonymus sieboldianus in Japan
[Left] a tree. [Center] branches. [Right] close-up of flowers. At Rakuju-en Garden, Mishima, on November 18 2009.