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Accession Data:

Buddleja indica Lam.

  • subg. Buddleja sect. Nicodemia

  • Common Name: Oak-Leaf Buddleja
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Madagascar
  • Habitat: coast to mountains in either scrub or clearings

  • Culture: Buddleja indica need cool temperatures and shady to low light conditions with a moist well drained soil.3
  • USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500973
  • Source: Unknown
  • Provenance: In collection as Buddleja diversifolia Tenore. Name changed to Buddleja indica Lam.1
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1120 - AFR:West Bench SS
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Buddlejeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Butterfly pollination (psychophily)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Madagascar

References (external):

  1. Buddleja indica at Wikipedia. Accessed 11 June 2015.
  2. Buddleja indica at Cal's Plant of the Week. Accessed 11 June 2015.
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 11 June 2015.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:39:11 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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