Sambucus africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Dipsacales

Familia: Viburnaceae
Genus: Sambucus
Species: Sambucus africana

Name

Sambucus africana Standl., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 68(5): 19 (1917).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Sambucus ebulus var. africana Engl., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 18: 537 (1904).
  • Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana (Engl.) Bolli, Diss. Bot. 223: 144 (1994).
  • Sambucus adnata var. puberula Schwer.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sambucus africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Sambucus africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sambucus africana. Published online. Accessed: 24 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sambucus africana. Accessed: 24 Aug 2023.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Sambucus africana. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2023 Aug 24.

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