Sambucus peruviana

Botanical Description

Sauco is a deciduous tree growing up to 12 metres tall[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant provides an edible fruit and medicinal uses. It is gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is also sometimes grown as a component in hedges and has been trialled in soil stabilization and/or water conservation schemes[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].