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Elder

Sambucus nigra L.

Also indexed asEuropean black elderberryblack elderblack elderberryEuropean elderEuropean elderberryelderelderberryAlmindelig hyld
FamilyViburnaceae
GenusSambucus
Use categories5
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

A shrub whose flowers and cooked ripe berries are used in syrups, cordials and foods.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderDipsacales
FamilyViburnaceae
GenusSambucus
Scientific name with authorshipSambucus nigra L.
Curated parts indexedFlowers and ripe berries

Indexed scientific synonyms

Sambucus alba Raf.Sambucus arborescens Gilib.Sambucus aurea (Sweet) CarrièreSambucus columnaris LebasSambucus dissecta K.KochSambucus elegans K.KochSambucus floribunda K.KochSambucus florida Salisb.Sambucus graveolens Willd.Sambucus hirta TauschSambucus leucocarpa K.KochSambucus linearis K.KochSambucus lucida TauschSambucus medullosa Gilib.Sambucus mexicana C.PreslSambucus monstrosa LoudonSambucus nigra f. alba (Weston) RehderSambucus nigra f. albomarmorata GeerinckSambucus nigra f. albovariegata (Weston) Schwer.Sambucus nigra f. aurea (Sweet) Schwer.Sambucus nigra f. chlorocarpa (Hayne) GeerinckSambucus nigra f. dissecta K.KochSambucus nigra f. heterophylla (Pépin) Schwer.Sambucus nigra f. leucocarpa Vollm.Sambucus nigra f. linearis (G.Kirchn.) C.K.Schneid.Sambucus nigra f. luteomarmorata GeerinckSambucus nigra f. luteovariegata (Weston) Schwer.Sambucus nigra f. pendula DippelSambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla E.C.NelsonSambucus nigra f. pyramidalis (H.Jaeger) DippelSambucus nigra f. pyramidata (Lebas) Schwer.Sambucus nigra f. rotundifolia (DC.) DippelSambucus nigra f. virescens (Desf.) Vollm.Sambucus nigra f. viridis (Weston) Schwer.Sambucus nigra subsp. fastigiata V.GibbsSambucus nigra subsp. filifolia KacheSambucus nigra subsp. pendula-nova CarrièreSambucus nigra subsp. vulgaris Ehrh.Sambucus nigra var. alba WestonSambucus nigra var. albida SweetSambucus nigra var. albovariegata Nordh.Sambucus nigra var. albovariegata WestonSambucus nigra var. aurea SweetSambucus nigra var. aureovariegata RehderSambucus nigra var. cannabinifolia PépinSambucus nigra var. chlorocarpa HayneSambucus nigra var. decussata GillotSambucus nigra var. dimorphophylla RouySambucus nigra var. heterophylla PépinSambucus nigra var. leucocarpa HayneSambucus nigra var. leucocarpa Rchb.Sambucus nigra var. linearis G.Kirchn.Sambucus nigra var. luteovariegata WestonSambucus nigra var. mileri Podp.Sambucus nigra var. nigraSambucus nigra var. pendula (Dippel) C.K.Schneid.Sambucus nigra var. pulla AitonSambucus nigra var. pyramidalis H.JaegerSambucus nigra var. pyramidata (Lebas) C.K.Schneid.Sambucus nigra var. rotundifolia DC.Sambucus nigra var. rotundifolia F.Towns.Sambucus nigra var. variegata Asch.Sambucus nigra var. variegata HayneSambucus nigra var. virens M.LoehrSambucus nigra var. virescens (Desf.) SweetSambucus nigra var. virescens (Desf.) W.D.J.KochSambucus nigra var. virescens Cariot & St.-Lag., 1889Sambucus nigra var. viridis WestonSambucus nigra var. vulgaris HayneSambucus nigra var. vulgaris MerremSambucus pulverulenta K.KochSambucus pyramidata LebasSambucus rotundifolia Lodd.Sambucus rotundifolia Lodd. ex SweetSambucus virescens Desf.Sambucus vulgaris Neck.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Traditional and practical context

Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.

Evidence boundary

Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30122169-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America

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