Taxon:  Sambucus australis Cham. & Schltdl.



Summary
Genus:
Sambucus
Family:
Viburnaceae
Nomen number:
316517
Place of publication:
Linnaea 3:140.  1828
Verified:
12/09/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
  2. Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
  3. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
  4. Eriksson, T. &. M. J. Donoghue. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships of Sambucus and Adoxa (Adoxoideae, Adoxaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences and preliminary morphological data. Syst. Bot. 22:555-573. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  5. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsouthern elder  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Portuguese (Brazil)sabugueiro  2Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
Spanishsaúco  2Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAsunción Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayGuairá Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayItapúa Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayParaguarí Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Asunción, Guairá, Itapúa, Paraguarí], Uruguay
Cultivated
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile

Reference(s)
  1. Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:181.
  2. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316517. Accessed 12 May 2026.