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Sambucus

The genus Sambucus is in the family Adoxaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Sambucus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Sambucus acuminata Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus adnata Wall. ex DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus africana Standl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus alba Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus angustifolia Noronha Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus arborescens Gilib. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus arborescens Nutt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus arisanensis Kaneh. & Sasaki Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus aurea Carrière Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus australasica (Lindl.) Fritsch Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus australis Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus borealis Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus californica K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus callicarpa Greene Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus canadensis L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus cerulea Raf. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Sambucus cochinchinensis Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus columnaris Lebas Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus coreana Kom. & Aliss. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus coriacea Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus decipiens M.E.Jones Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus dimidiata Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus dissecta K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus eberhardtii Danguy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus ebuloides Desv. ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus ebulus L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Sambucus elegans K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus ferax A.Nelson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus fimbriata Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus floribunda K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus florida Salisb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus fontenayi K.Koch ex Dippel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus fontenaysii Carrière Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus gaudichaudiana DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus glabrescens Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus glauca Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus glauca Nutt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus hirta Tausch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus integerrima Stokes Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus intermedia Carrière Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus javanica Blume Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus kamtschatica E.L.Wolf Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus laciniata Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus lanceolata R.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus latipinna Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus leiosperma Leiberg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus leucocarpa K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus linearis K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus longipes Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus loureiroana DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus lucida Tausch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus maritima Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus medullosa Gilib. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus melanocarpa A. Gray Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus microbotrys Rydb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus microsperma Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus miquelii (Nakai) Kom. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus monstrosa Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus nigra L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus orbiculata Greene Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus palmensis Link Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus paucijuga Steven Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus pendula Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus peruviana Kunth Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus phyteumoides DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus planteriensis Simon-Louis ex Dippel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus plantierensis Koehne Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus plumosa Carrière Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus pubens Michx. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus pubescens Pers. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus pulverulenta K.Koch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus pyramidata Lebas Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus racemosa L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 3
Sambucus rehderana Schwer. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus repens Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus rotundifolia Lodd. ex Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus rubra Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus rupestris Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus sachalinensis Pojark. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus seminata Schwer. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus sibirica Nakai Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus sieboldiana (Miq.) Blume ex Schwer. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Sambucus × strumpfii Gutte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus suaveolens DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus sylvestris Bubani Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus thunbergiana Blume ex Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus thunbergii G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus tigranii Troitsky Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus tiliifolia Wall. ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus trifida A.Heller Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus velutina Durand & Hilg. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus verrucosa Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus virescens Desf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus viridis Petrov Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus vulgaris Neck. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus williamsii Hance Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sambucus xanthocarpa F.Muell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 130 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Sambucus. Of these 22 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 48 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Sambucus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 130 species names for the genus Sambucus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 22 16.9%
Synonym 30 23.1%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 78 60.0%

All names

The status of the 178 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Sambucus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 28 15.7%
Synonym 71 39.9%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 79 44.4%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 130 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Sambucus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 1 0 0 1 0.8%
Medium confidence 22 29 0 0 51 39.2%
Low confidence 0 0 0 78 78 60.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Sambucus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 14 21 0 3 0 38 29.2%
WCSP 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.8%
WCSP (in review) 8 8 0 75 0 91 70.0%