Buddleja americana

Buddleja americana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Buddleja
Species:
B. americana
Binomial name
Buddleja americana
Synonyms[2]
  • Buddleja callicarpoides Kunth
  • Buddleja cana Willd.
  • Buddleja dentata Kunth
  • Buddleja floribunda Kunth
  • Buddleja occidentalis L.
  • Buddleja spicata Ruíz & Pav.
  • Buddleja verbascifolia Kunth
  • Buddleja americana var. albiflora M.Gómez
  • Buddleja americana var. rothschulii Loes.

Buddleja americana is the most widespread of all the Buddleja species native to the Americas, its range extending south from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America and much of the West Indies into South America, reaching eastward to Venezuela, westward as far as the Galapagos, and south to Bolivia. It occurs at elevations from sea level to 2500 m, in a variety of habitats, including cloud forest, mountain savanna, pine–oak forest, and rocky slopes near rivers. It also invades fields and roadsides.[3]

The species was originally named and described by Linnaeus in 1753.[4]

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Buddleja americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T150120590A150120592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T150120590A150120592.en. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Name - Buddleja americana L." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81, New York Botanical Garden, USA
  4. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753). Sp. pl. 112. 1753.