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This species is accepted, and its native range is Tibet to Central & S. China.
Buddleja davidii 'Fascinating'

[UNAL]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
copa de David, ramillete

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 970 - 2200 m.; Andes, Valle del Cauca.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto

[FZ]

Loganiaceae, A. J. M. Leeuwenberg. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983

Morphology General Habit
Shrub 0·50–3 m. high, often sarmentose.
Morphology Branches
Branchlets subquadrangular, stellate–tomentose when young, glabrescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or sometimes subopposite, shortly petiolate; stipules foliate, often only present on main branches; long; lamina narrowly ovate or narrowly elliptic, 3–6 times as long as wide, 4–20 x 1–7 cm., acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate to subentire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence terminal, sometimes also lateral, thyrsoid, long and rather narrow, 10–30 x 3–5 cm., rarely smaller, composed of mostly short–stalked, lax, many–flowered cymes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers all shortly pedicellate or some sessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx narrowly campanulate, 2–3·5 x 1–1·5 mm., outside stellate–pubescent to glabrous, tube (1·5)2–5 times as long as the lobes; lobes subequal, usually narrowly triangular, 0·5–2 x 0·5–0·8 mm., acute or acuminate, entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla violet or lilac (white not seen in specimens in the field), orange–yellow within the throat, with erect lobes 3–5 times as long as the calyx, 7·5–14 mm. long, outside glabrous or stellate–pubescent and/or with minute glandular hairs; tube nearly cylindrical, 2–4 times as long as the calyx, 3–5·5 times as long as the lobes, 6–11·5 mm. long, 0·9–1·5 mm. wide below the throat and from there abruptly widened; lobes circular or slightly longer than wide, 1·3 x 1·3 mm., rounded, entire to crenate, spreading.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens included; filaments very short, mostly inserted in the middle of the corolla tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary oblong or nearly so, laterally compressed, glabrous, minutely pubescent, or sometimes with glandular hairs.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule narrowly ellipsoid or narrowly ovoid, (3)5–9 x 1·2–2 mm.

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina South, Ascension, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Colombia, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Kentucky, Malaya, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Netherlands, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Buddleja davidii Franch. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Jan 1, 1998 Zapfack, L. [767], Cameroon K000338853
Jan 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [2248], Cameroon K000338854
Jan 1, 1974 Wilson, E.H. [4638], China K001096450 isotype
Jan 1, 1974 Henry, A. [156], Hubei K001096447 lectotype
Jan 1, 1974 Henry, A. [2351], Hubei K001096448 paratype
Jan 1, 1974 Henry, A. [1069], Hubei K001096446 paratype
Jan 1, 1974 Henry, A. [2668], China K001096449 paratype
Cope, T.A. [RBG 167], United Kingdom K000914358

First published in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 10: 65 (1887 publ. 1888)

Accepted by

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Loganiaceae: 1-149. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Verloove, F. (2011). Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Pterocarya fraxinifolia en andere opmerkelijke uitheemse rivierbegeleiders in België and Noordwest-Frankrijk Dumortiera 99: 1-10.
  • Vladimirov, V. Aybeke, M. & Kit Tan (2018). New floristic records in the Balkans: 37 Phytologia Balcanica 24: 397-461.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2012). New floristic records in the Balkans: 20 Phytologia Balcanica 18: 333-373.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1996). Flora of China 15: 1-387. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Literature

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • ColPlantA (2021). "ColPlantA. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.colplanta.org/"

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Bamps, P. (1979). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Loganiaceae: 1-149. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Packer, J.E. (1974). Ascension Handbook. A concise guide to Ascension Island South Atlantic ed. 2 Packer, Georgetown.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Verloove, F. (2011). Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Pterocarya fraxinifolia en andere opmerkelijke uitheemse rivierbegeleiders in België and Noordwest-Frankrijk Dumortiera 99: 1-10.
  • Vladimirov, V. Aybeke, M. & Kit Tan (2018). New floristic records in the Balkans: 37 Phytologia Balcanica 24: 397-461.
  • Vladimirov, V., Dane, F. & Kit Tan (2012). New floristic records in the Balkans: 20 Phytologia Balcanica 18: 333-373.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1996). Flora of China 15: 1-387. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

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