Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Sambucus nigra
saúco negro, binteiro, cañilero, black Elder, European Elder, Elder Bush
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Species
nigra
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Sambucus graveolens Willd.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Flores, E. (1985) Censo de Plantas Introducidas desde el Canal de Itabaca hasta Puerto Ayora. Tesis de Ingeniero Forestal, Univ. Técnica Luis Vargas Torres, Esmeraldas: 1-132.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
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"Galapagos Species Database, Sambucus nigra", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=258. Accessed 18 April 2025.