Buddleja grandiflora
| Buddleja grandiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. grandiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja grandiflora | |
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Buddleja grandiflora is
endemic to the marshy fields and river margins of southern Brazil, and adjacent areas of Argentina and Uruguay.[1] The species was first described and named by Chamisso and von Schlechtendal in 1827.[2]
Description
Buddleja grandiflora is a shrub 1 – 2 m high, and unlike most South American members of the
corolla is 10 – 12 mm long.[1]
Unusually, the spongy seeds have buoyancy cells at their bases enabling them to float and withstand flooding.
The species is closely related to B. cestriflora, B. stachyoides, B. tubiflora, and B. hatschbachii.[1]
Cultivation
The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.