Sambucus sieboldiana
| Sambucus sieboldiana | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shrub in flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Sambucus |
| Species: | S. sieboldiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sambucus sieboldiana Blumer ex Schwer | |
Sambucus sieboldiana (also known as 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 November with insect pollinated hermaphrodite flowers.
Uses
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.
Notes
- ↑ "Sambucus sieboldiana". Retrieved 27 January 2013.
References
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