Herb latin name: Euonymus hamiltonianus


Family: Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)



Edible parts of Euonymus hamiltonianus:

Young leaves - boiled.This report should be treated with some caution since many members of this genus are poisonous.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
9 m
(30 feet)

Flowering:
May to
June

Habitat of the herb:

Scrub and woods to 2700 metres. Open places around villages at elevations of 500 - 2500 metres in Nepal.

Other uses of Euonymus hamiltonianus:

Roots and stem yield gutta-percha, a non elastic rubber used as an electrical insulator and in making plastics etc. Wood - heavy, hard, close-grained. Used for mosaic, printing blocks etc. Th wood is used to make combs.

Propagation of the herb:

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 3 months cold stratification so should be sown as early in the year as possible in a cold frame. The seed can take 18 months to germinate. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, taken at a node, July/August in a frame. Very easy. Root cuttings in winter.

Cultivation of Euonymus hamiltonianus:

Scrub and woods to 2700 metres. Open places around villages at elevations of 500 - 2500 metres in Nepal.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Euonymus hamiltonianus:

Although no records of toxicity have been seen for this species, a number of plants in this genus are suspected of being poisonous and so some caution is advised.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.