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Sambucus

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Dipsacales Family: Viburnaceae Genus: Sambucus

Description

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Growth Form: Small deciduous trees or shrubs, rarely perennial herbs with woody bases, often with a rank smell when bruised.

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Leaves: Leaves compound (pinnately or rarely bipinnately compound). Opposite. Leaflet margins serrate. Petiolate. Stipules present or absent.

Flowers: Flowers usually with both sexes in each inflorescence, in compound, corymbose cymes or many–flowered, paniculate inflorescences, in basically cymose inflorescences. Flowers bisexual (perfect) or unisexual. Calyx 3–5-toothed or nearly absent. Corolla actinomorphic, rotate, 3–5-lobed. Stamens 5, inserted at base of corolla; anthers dithecal, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary semi-inferior to inferior; ovule placentation axile, pendulous, anatropous; style 1.

Fruit: Fruit drupaceous; globose; with 3–5 nutlets. Seeds with oily; fleshy endosperm.

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Island Status

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 269 (1753)

Occurrences

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