Sambucus australis Cham. & Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Viburnaceae > Sambucus

Characteristics

A shrub. The leaves are oval and unequal at the base. They have rounded teeth along the edge. The flowers are white and in large groups.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,400 m above sea level.
More
Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Fruit used for making wine. It is also used for preserves.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Cancer(Stomach) (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Intoxicant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Sambucus australis habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Sambucus australis leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Sambucus australis leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Sambucus australis leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Sambucus australis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Sambucus australis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Sambucus australis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sambucus australis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149295-1
WFO ID wfo-0001290843
COL ID 6XHYB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sambucus pentagynia Sambucus australis