Taxon: Sambucus javanica Reinw. ex Blume

Summary

Genus:

Sambucus

Family:

Viburnaceae

Nomen number:

32990

Place of publication:

Bijdr. 657. 1826

Verified:

05/19/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

11 (4 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Sambucus javanica Reinw. ex Blume subsp. javanica

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sambucus chinensis Lindl.
Sambucus chinensis Lindl. var. chinensis
Sambucus chinensis Lindl. var. formosana (Nakai) H. Hara
Sambucus formosana Nakai
Sambucus hookeri Rehder
Sambucus javanica Reinw. ex Blume subsp. chinensis (Lindl.) Fukuoka

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:158. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
Fukuoka, N. 1967. Sambucus and Viburnum of Thailand. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22:165-166.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Guangdong Inst. Bot., ed. 1964-1977. Flora Hainanica. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:29. Note: distinguishes from Sambucus chinensis Lindl.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Chinese elder		as Sambucus chinensis	1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Sambucus chinensis
Transcribed Chinese	jie gu cao			2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô	s.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh		Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur		Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal		Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:158. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:158. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand		s.	Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:158. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:158. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia	Sabah		Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Manipur, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh]
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand (s.), Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia [Sabah], Philippines

Reference(s)

Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:158. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: incl. Sambucus chinensis Lindl. as syn.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Sambucus chinensis	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Sambucus chinensis

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=32990. Accessed 12 May 2026.