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Sambucus

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Also known as elder

Sambucus is a genus of between 20 and 30 species of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, with the flowers as elderflower, and the fruit as elderberry.

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Sambucus is a genus of plants in the family Viburnaceae, within the order Dipsacales. The scientific name Sambucus L. was established by Linnaeus in 1753. This taxon belongs to the class Magnoliopsida and the phylum Tracheophyta. It produces fruit in the form of drupes and berries. Common names for the genus include Holler, Бузіна, Gəndalaş, and خمان.

Records for Sambucus have been documented in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. These records are held by institutions such as FCF-UANL, UCMP, CICY, STDOM, and INECOL. The genus has been described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Pauly–Wissowa.

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Species

red-berried elder

Sambucus

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderDipsacales
  5. FamilyViburnaceae
Observations104,537
Observations recorded1,647,793

接骨木属（学名：Sambucus）约20余种，广泛分布在全球南北的温带和亚热带地区，在北半球种类最多，在南半球仅限于南美洲和澳洲部分地区。以前的分类方法将其列入忍冬科，但最新的根据基因分类的APG 分类法将其列入五福花科。 接骨木属植物一般为灌木或小乔木，只有两种为多年生草本，落叶对生，为奇数羽状复叶，5-30厘米长，小叶有锯齿；花小，聚合成圆锥状聚伞花序，白色或黄白色，春季末开花；果实为浆果，为红色、蓝色或黑色，也有少数为黄色或白色。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,660
With media
1,259
Family
Viburnaceae
Collections
FCF-UANL, UCMP, CICY, STDOM, INECOL, IBUNAM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Canada, Philippines
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Research

1,581 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Cultivation
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • Nutrition
  • Chemistry
  • Dietary supplement
  • Traditional medicine
  • Pigments
  • Other
  • In culture
  • Explanatory notes
  • Citations
  • General and cited references
  • Further reading
  • External links

Sambucus is a genus of between 20 and 30 species of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, with the flowers as elderflower, and the fruit as elderberry.

== Description == Elders are mostly fast-growing shrubs or small trees (rarely to ) tall, with a few species being herbaceous plants tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are pinnate with 5–9 leaflets (or, rarely, 3 or 11). Each leaf is long, and the leaflets have serrated margins. They bear large clusters of small white or cream-coloured flowers in late spring or early summer; these are followed by clusters of small berries that are green when immature, ripening black, blue-black, or red (rarely yellow or white).

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