Common name: Elder
Scientific name: Sambucus nigra 西洋接骨木
Genus: Sambucus 接骨木屬
Family: Adoxaceae 五福花科, moschatel family
Remarks*: Sambucus was previously included in the Caprifoliaceae 忍冬科, the honeysuckle family. Based on molecular phylogeny, it is now placed in Adoxaceae 五福花科, moschatel family.
Origin: native
Date: 13th April
A deciduous shrub or small tree, can reach up to 10 m.
Flowering shoot and the inflorescence.
Leaves.
Leaf with 5 leaflets. Leaflet is 3-9 cm long, ovate. Stipules are absent. (vs leaves with 5-7 leaflets; stipules represented by stalked glands in Sambucus racemosa 歐洲接骨木, 紅果接骨木, 總序接骨木, red-berried elder. vs leaves with 7-13 leaflets; stipules are large and conspicuous in Sambucus ebulus 矮接骨木, dwarf elder.)
Photo enlarged below.
Junction of the petioles to the stem. Stipules are absent.
Underside of the leaflets.
Branch with prominent lenticels.
Flat- topped inflorescence.
Lateral view of the flower buds.
Photo enlarged below to see the branching pattern of the inflorescence and the underside of the flowers.
Underside of the flower showing the 5 small triangular sepals.
The inflorescence.
Photo enlarged below to see the details of the flowers.
Corolla is 5 mm across. 5 petals, 5 stamens and 1 style.
Another flower.
Another flower.
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