Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sambucus L., Sp. Pl. 269-270 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Elder
Description
Deciduous shrubs or small trees, sometimes herbaceous, often spreading by suckers. Stems with thick pith. Winter buds with several pairs of scales. Lvs imparipinnate, stipulate or exstipulate. Fls in terminal corymbs or panicles, regular, (3)–5-merous, small. Calyx lobes very small. Corolla rotate. Stamens as many as corolla lobes, rarely 1 very reduced; filaments short and usually < corolla. Ovary 3–5-celled. Style very short or 0; stigma 3–5-lobed. Fr. a berry-like drupe with 3–5, compressed pyrenes.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
