Fig. 2 . 1. The pollen has a 3-hole groove and the polar view is
3-shaped and round; 2. and 3. The shape is a long-ball type and pollen
size is about (19-17) X (14-16) um. 4. The exine surface has a mesh
pattern. The mesh is round (an irregular polygon) and the base particle
is occasionally seen on the side of the mesh backbone.
Chinese
Woody-elderberry:Sambucus
wiiliamsii
This elderberry is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 5-6m high and the
old branches are a reddish-brown color with clear oblong lenticels and a
pith of hazel color. Pinnate leaves have one to five pairs, the shape is
lateral, small and oval, narrowly elliptic to oblong-lanceolate 5-15cm
long and 1.2-7cm wide. Leaves have a strong smell if rubbed. Flowers and
leaves are growing at the same time with a conical cymes 5-11cm long and
4-14cm wide. With a peduncle, most of the inflorescence branches are at
right angles. Fruit is red and rarely blue, violet or black. In the
wild, the flowering period is from April to May and the fruit ripening
period is from September to October. (Fig 3 and Fig5-2.) We
have tested the HPLC for Chinese Woody-Elderberry (Sambucus wiiliamsii)
with standard and tested materials. Fig 4.
Geographic Distributions: From Wikipedia, the species is recognized in
northeast Asian and from Chinese Words Dictionary the species is
recognized in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei,
Henan, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Jilin, Shandong,
Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang, The plants are most
commonly found under the forest trees, along ditches, among thickets, on
valley slopes, in wetlands and among alpine meadows at about 540-1600
meters above sea level.
Medical uses: Whole plant could be used for medicine in curing
rheumatism,removing dampness through diuresis, invigorating the
circulation of blood, pain relief,treatment of rheumatic arthralgia and
myalgia, treatment of lower back pain, treatment of edema, treatment of
pruritus, treatment of urticarial, treatment of postpartum ischemia,
treatment of traumatic swelling, treatment of bone fractures or the
treatment of traumatic hemorrhages(Compendium of Materia Medica).