Sambucus sieboldiana
| Sambucus sieboldiana | |
|---|---|
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| Shrub in flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Sambucus |
| Species: | S. sieboldiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sambucus sieboldiana Blumer ex Schwer | |
Sambucus sieboldiana, the Japanese red elder, is a deciduous shrub native to East Asia.[1]
Description
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to a height of 4 metres (13 ft) tall. It flowers in late Spring with insect pollinated hermaphrodite flowers.[2]
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet sieboldiana refers to German physician and botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866).[3]
Uses
It can be used as a garden plant or used in the kitchen.
Culinary
The leaves and buds can be cooked and used as a vegetable, but can be toxic. A tea can be made using the leaves.
Toxins
Members of this genus are poisonous and the fruit has been known to cause stomach upsets in some people, but no records of this have been found for S. sieboldiana; any toxins that may be in the fruit would be destroyed upon cooking and would have a low toxicity.
References
- ↑ "Sambucus sieboldiana". Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sambucus sieboldiana PFAF Plant Database". www.pfaf.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ↑ D. Gledhill The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 107, at Google Books