Buddleja stachyoides

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Buddleja stachyoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Buddleja
Species:
B. stachyoides
Binomial name
Buddleja stachyoides
Synonyms

Buddleja stachyoides is the most widespread member of the

endemic to woodland edges, roadsides and riversides in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[1] Introduced to the UK as B. australis in 1822, when the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh grew it from seed received from a Russian source,[2] the plant was described and renamed B. stachyoides by Chamisso and von Schlechtendal in 1827.[3]

Description

Buddleja stachyoides is a shrub 1–3.5 m high. Unlike most South American members of the

corolla is 5–7 mm long. Ploidy: 2n = 38.[1]

Cultivation

Buddleja stachyoides remains cultivated (under glass) in the

St Helena, and Réunion.[2] Hardiness: USDA zones 9–11.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
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  3. ^ Cham. & Schldtl., (1827). Linnaea 2: 597, 1827.