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457.0000 Family Viburnaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 87 (1820), nom. cons.
5 genera, ca. 210 spp. Reclassification and inclusion of Sambucus and Viburnum based on PCR results and several recent studies
Species listed in database: 223; hybrids: 6
= Adoxaceae E.Mey.; Preuss. Pfl.-Gatt. 198 (1839), nom. cons.
= Sambucaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 2: 322 (1797)
= Tinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 635 (1820)
457.2101 Genus Sambucus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 269 (1753)
Distribution: Temperate and subtropical regions, chiefly E-Asia and E-North America, tropical E-Africa (1), Australia and Tasmania (2)
Species listed in database: 22; hybrids: 1
= Ebulum Garcke; Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland, ed. 7: 184 (1865)
= Phyteuma Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 138 (1790)
= Tripetelus Lindl.; Three Exped. Australia [Mitchell] 2: 14 (1839)

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