Euonymus crenulatus

Euonymus crenulatus is a woody plant. It belongs to the Celastraceae family. Kew says it is native to southwestern India. Useful Tropical Plants names the Nilgiri Hills in southern India. Kew places it in a tropical climate with dry seasons. The sources give no clear account of its wild habitat. Useful Tropical Plants says people harvest it from the wild.

It grows as a shrub or small tree. The sources disagree on whether it keeps its leaves. Useful Tropical Plants calls it evergreen, meaning it keeps them. Plants For A Future calls it deciduous, meaning it sheds them. Neither gives a sound height or width at full growth. They give no details of leaf shape or bark texture. The wood is white and has an even grain. Useful Tropical Plants calls it fairly hard and heavy.

Plants For A Future says flowers have male and female organs. Both plant databases say insects pollinate the flowers. Neither says when it blooms or what the flowers look like. Both accounts mention an aril, a coat round the seed. They note its use in cosmetics but do not describe the fruit. Neither database lists a known use as food. This lack of food use does not prove it safe.

Gaps in the sources mean garden advice needs care. Plants For A Future lists sun or light shade. It lists sand, loam, and clay as suitable soils. The soil can range from slightly acid to slightly alkaline. It lists both dry and moist ground as suitable. Yet its growing notes concern the genus, not this species. Useful Tropical Plants also bases its soil advice on the genus. Neither source gives this plant a firm hardiness zone. Plants For A Future doubts it can live outside Britain's mildest areas. The evidence gives no pest or disease details for this species.

Local uses focus on wood, bark, and the seed coat. People use the wood for turned objects, spoons, and carving. Both databases note the bark's use as a purgative, to clear the bowels. This use proves neither safety nor benefit. Neither reports a confirmed case of poisoning from this species. Their warnings draw on reports about other plants in the genus. Those warnings cannot show how toxic this species is. The evidence does not show that it is safe food. Nor does it support a firm rating of its toxicity.