Common name
English: European Black Elderberry
German: Schwarzer Holunder
Portuguese: Sabugueiro-preto
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Dipsacales (33)
Family: Adoxaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Sambucus (5)
Epithet: nigra L. (7)
Synonyms: Sambucus arborescens Gilib., Sambucus aurea hort., Sambucus dissecta hort., Sambucus elegans hort., Sambucus floribunda hort. ex C.Koch, Sambucus florida Salisb., Sambucus graveolens Willd., Sambucus laciniata Mill., Sambucus leucocarpa hort., Sambucus linearis hort. ex C.Koch, Sambucus medullosa Gilib.
arborescens => arboreus, like a tree
aurea => of golden colour, golden yellow
dissecta => cut-up, cut into many segments
elegans => graceful, neat, nice
floribunda => abundance of flowers, many flowered
florida => flowering richly
graveolens => of strong or rank odour
laciniata => shredded or torn
linearis => of uniform width
nigra => black, blackness
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Sambucus nigra at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [803] Sambucus nigra - Plants For A Future database