Sambucus nigra

Taxonomy

Family

Adoxaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Species

nigra

Nomenclature Melissopalynology

Sambucus nigra

Classifier

Distribution

Europe, North Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and America.

Utility

Food and drink as jam, juice, syrup, liquor and spice. Utilized as pigment and ink. Employed in ancient folk customs. Folk Medicine and phytotherapy. Ornamental plant and biodiversity.

Flowering time

IV - VI

Pollen colour

Light yellow

Pollen

Nectar

Pollen characteristic

Group: Monad
Simmetry: Radial
Polarity: Isopolar
Exine sculpturing: Reticulate

Aperture: Tricolporate
Polar View:Subcircular
Equatorial view :Subcircular, Suboblate

Polar view: Subcircular

Equatorial view: Subcircular , Equatorial view: Suboblate