Sambucus sieboldiana
Sambucus sieboldiana, commonly called the Japanese red elder, is a deciduous shrub in the moschatel family. It is native to East Asia, where it is found in Japan and Korea. Its natural habitat is in thickets and forest edges, in low elevations. It is a common species throughout its range.
Description
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to a height of tall. Its leaves are opposite and pinnately compound, with 5-7 toothed leaflets. It produces a panicle of small white flowers in late spring, which are insect pollinated and hermaphroditic. Its fruits are ~4 mm long, red, and round. They are dispersed by birds.Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet sieboldiana refers to German physician and botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold.A closely related plant in China, Sambucus williamsii, was once included in Sambucus sieboldiana but is now classified as a separate species.