Sambucus gaudichaudiana Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Viburnaceae > Sambucus

Characteristics

A low shrub. It grows about 1-3.5 m high. It has soft, hollow branches. It is soft wooded at the base. The leaves are divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are 5-9 leaflets. The leaflets are 5-15 cm long and have teeth along their edge. The flowers are white. They occur in clusters in a much branched head. The fruit are pale yellow and round and fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on limestone outcrops. It also grows in fern gullies. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Cool shady places in wet sclerophyll and other open forests, river banks and damp rocks.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The fruit are cooked and are sweet and eaten.
Uses food vertebrate poison
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Sambucus gaudichaudiana world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149325-1
WFO ID wfo-0000439370
COL ID 79HYK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sambucus gaudichaudiana