North-Korean Woody-elderberry: Sambucus coreaana
This elderberry is a deciduous shrub 5m high, with an odd number pinnate with three to five pairs. The leaf shape is lanceolate, 1.5-5cm long and 0.7-2cm wide. The flower is conical inflorescence and light green, the anther is yellow. The fruit is red with three seeds flowering from May to June and maturing in August.
Geographic Distributions: Inner-Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning as well as North-Korea and east of Russia. The plants are most commonly found on the mountain slope and forest margins. Medical uses: The shoots and leaves have medicinal value. The unique seeds contain 18.8% oil which can be used to make soaps and candles. The species may be used in landscaping trees.