Thanks, Dinesh ji & Ken ji. Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_canadensis
*Sambucus canadensis* (*American Elderberry*) is a species of elderberry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderberry>native to a large area of North America <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America> east of the Rocky Mountains <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains>, and south through eastern Mexico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico> and Central America<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America>to Panama <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama>. It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry soils, primarily in sunny locations. It is a deciduous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous> suckering shrub<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub>growing to 3 m or more tall. The leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf> are arranged in opposite pairs, pinnate with five to nine leaflets, the leaflets around 10 cm long and 5 cm broad. In summer, it bears large (20-30 cm diameter) corymbs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corymb>of white flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> above the foliage, the individual flowers 5-6 mm diameter, with five petals. The fruit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit> is a dark purple to black berry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry> 3-5 mm diameter, produced in drooping clusters in the fall. The berries are edible, but other parts of the plant are poisonous, containing toxic calcium oxalate<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_oxalate>crystals. It is closely related to the European *Sambucus nigra<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra> *, and some authors treat it as conspecific, under the name *Sambucus nigra*subsp. *canadensis*. Uses for the fruit include: medicinal products, wine, jelly and dye. Other links: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=Sambucus+canadensis&btnG=Search&meta=(details with pictures), 2008/12/31 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > I agree with Ken ... me thinks *S. canadensis*.(introduced and > naturalised) > These are found at Mahabaleshwar too. > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A Sambucus species (Elderberry here in the US), though not sure which. >> >> Regards-- >> Ken Greby >> Palmetto Bay, Florida USA >> >> --- On *Wed, 12/31/08, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> >> * wrote: >> >> From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:6915] ID request >> To: "." <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 11:42 AM >> >> >> Friends >> >> The picture was taken Western ghats Coorg. >> Please give ID >> >> >> >> IMG_0011-1a.jpg >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: >> http://picasa.google.com/ >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
