Sambucus javanica
Chinese elder | |
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Chinese elder | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Adoxaceae |
Genus: | Sambucus |
Species: | S. javanica
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Binomial name | |
Sambucus javanica | |
Synonyms[3][4] | |
Sambucus javanica, the Chinese elder, is a species of
Burma, Cambodia, China (except in the north), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia (in Sabah), the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Vietnam.[4][3] It is a perennial herb or a small shrub 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall.[4]
Parts of the plant are used locally, variously as
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Leaves and phyllotaxy
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Terminal inflorescence.
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Yellow nectaries.
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Flower, macro photography.
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Sambucus javanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135809730A135813677. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ This species was first described and published in Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 13: 657. 1826 "Plant Name Details for Sambucus javanica". IPNI. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Sambucus javanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Deyuan Hong; Qiner Yang; Valéry Malécot & David E. Boufford. "Sambucus javanica". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ a b James A. Duke. "Sambucus javanica (CAPRIFOLIACEAE)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Retrieved 10 May 2011.