Viburnaceae
Sambucus

Sambucus africana Standl.

First published in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 68(5): 19 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Standl. in Smithson. Misc. Coll. 68(5): 19 (1917).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1968 Verdcourt, B. [598] Kenya K000353659 No
Feb 1, 1968 Eggeling, W.J. [6788] Tanzania K000353797 No
Jan 1, 1953 Hedberg, O. [173] Kenya K000353647 No
Jan 1, 1953 Hedberg, O. [1566] Kenya K000353666 No
Katende [1105] Uganda K000449398 No
Kerfoot, O. [5038] Kenya K000353660 No
Le Pelley [3397] Kenya K000353662 No
Bally, J. [3325] Kenya K000353790 No
Greenway, P.J. [9703] Kenya K:SPC-04973.000 No
Someren van [7523] Kenya K000353664 No
Kahurananga, J.; Kibui, K. [2818] Kenya K000353655 No
Tweedie [848] Kenya K000353648 No
Och, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [681] Kenya K000353650 No
Chuwa, S. [3036] Tanzania K000353795 No
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2561] Kenya K000353641 No
Verdcourt, B. [1991] Kenya K000353788 No
Glover; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [1105] Kenya K000353669 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [1015] Kenya K000353656 No
Coe, M. [804] Kenya K000353661 No
Muchiri, J. [626] Kenya K000353794 No
Napper, D.M. [644] Kenya K000353640 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [8268] Kenya K000353792 No
Frame, G.W. [184] Tanzania K000353796 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [13832] Kenya K000353668 No
Armstrong, K. [2085] Kenya K000353658 No
s.coll. [9147] Kenya K000353793 No
Agnew, A.D.Q.; Polhill [476] Kenya K000353642 No
Greenway, P.J. [9703] Kenya K000353651 No
Kerfoot, O. [2959] Kenya K000353791 No
Newbould, J.G.B. [6222] Tanzania K000353798 No
Babault, G. [5093] Kenya K000353663 No
Forsberg, F.R.; Mwangangi, O.M. [49875] Kenya K000353657 No
Kimani, Z.J. [12] Kenya K000353667 No
Polhill, E. [222] Kenya K000353643 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Elliot, G.F. [12] Kenya Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana K000350618 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Elliot, G.F. [177] Kenya Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana K000350619 Isosyntype Yes
Napier, E.R. [640] Kenya Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana K000353639 No
Greenway, P.J. [8660] Kenya Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana K000353653 No
James, E. [s.n.] Kenya Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana K000353654 No
Major, E.J.; Lugard, C. [427] Kenya Sambucus ebulus subsp. africana K000353646 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0