LXVI. 



SAMBUCUS NIGRA. 



Common Elder. 



Class v. Pentandria. — Order 111. Tmci'NiA. 



Nat. Ord. Caprifoliace^. 



Gen. Char. Calyx five-cleft. Corolla rotate-urceolale, 

 five-cleft. Berry inferior, sub-globose, three or four 

 seeded. 



Spec. Char. Cymes with five principal branches. Leaf- 

 lets ovate. Stipulae obsolete. Stem arboreous. 



SYNONYM ES. 



Greek anTn. Dioscorides. 



fSambucus fmctu in umbella nigro. Bauh. Pin. 456. 

 Sambucus. Ger. Em. l-i22. RaiiSyn.AGX. Dod.832. Trag. 

 997. Fuchs. 64. c. 20. 



Lalin { Sambucus vulgaris. Park Theatr. 208. Lam. Fl. Fr. iii. p. 



369. 

 Sambucus nigra. Lin. Sp. PI. 385. Fl. Brit. 336. £ng. Bot. 



I t. 476. 

 French. .. • Sureau; Sureau commun ; Sureau noir. 

 Italian .... Sambuco ; Sambugaro. 

 Spanish ... Sauco. 

 Portuguese. Sabugueiro. 



German . . Hohlunder ; HoUunder ; Holunderbaum ; Holder ; Fliedex-. 

 Dvieh .... Vlierboom. 

 Danish,... Hyld. 

 Swedish . . Floeder. 

 Bohemian. . Bez. 

 Polish .... Bzowy. 



liuss Busina. 



Lithuanian, Pluschu kohks. 

 Arabic ... Ukti ; Khaman. 

 Chinese . . . U-chu-yu. 



