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Buddleja davidii
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Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Holland
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Holland
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Holland
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| Synonyms: |
Buddleja variabilis Hemsl. |
| Common names: | Butterfly bush (English) Orange eye (English) Summer lilac (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced and naturalised |
| Description: |
Somewhat scrambling shrub up to 3 m. high. Branchlets sub-quadrangular, stellate–hairy when young, later becoming hairless. Leaves opposite or subopposite, narrowly ovate or narrowly elliptic, 3–6 times as long as wide, 4–20 cm long; margin serrate to subentire; petiole short; stipules leaf-like, often only present on main branches. Inflorescence terminal, long and rather narrow, 10–30 cm long, many–flowered. Flowers pedicellate or sometimes sessile. Calyx 2–3·5 mm long, outside stellate–hairy to hairless. Corolla violet or lilac, orange–yellow within the throat. Capsule narrowly ellipsoid or narrowly ovoid, 5–9 mm long. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | davidii: named after Father Armand David (1826-1900), French missionary and explorer in China, who was the first European to report the shrub. |
| Habitat: | Cultivated in gardens in the mountainous areas and sometimes naturalized. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in China and Japan, but cultivated all over the world. It is rarely found naturalized in our region. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 16 July 2018 |
| Literature: |
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. (1983). Loganiaceae (inc. Buddlejaceae) Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 336. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 58. Under Loganiaceae Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 36. Under Buddlejaceae |
Other sources of information about Buddleja davidii:
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Flora of Zambia: Buddleja davidiiFlora of Zambia: cultivated Buddleja davidii
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Buddleja davidii
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Buddleja davidiiAfrican Plant Database: Buddleja davidii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Buddleja davidii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Buddleja davidii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Buddleja davidii
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iNaturalist: Buddleja davidii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Buddleja davidii
JSTOR Plant Science: Buddleja davidii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Buddleja davidii
Plants of the World Online: Buddleja davidii
Tropicos: Buddleja davidii
Wikipedia: Buddleja davidii
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