Taxon: Buddleja americana L.

Summary

Genus:

Buddleja

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Tribe:

Buddlejeae

Nomen number:

8073

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:112. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

01/25/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: mentions as cultivated
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Azuay		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Chimborazo		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Cotopaxi		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	El Oro		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Galápagos		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Guayas		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Imbabura		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Los Ríos		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Manabí		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona Santiago		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pastaza		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pichincha		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbíos		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Tungurahua		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Zamora Chinchipe		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Apurímac		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ayacucho		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cusco		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huancavelica		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Junín		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	La Libertad		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Lambayeque		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Lima		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Piura		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Tumbes		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Galápagos, Azuay, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Guayas, Imbabura, Los Ríos, Manabí, Morona Santiago, Pastaza, Pichincha, Tungurahua, Zamora Chinchipe, Sucumbíos], Peru [Amazonas, Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Piura, San Martín, Tumbes]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: mentions as cultivated
Medicines	folklore	Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:135-141.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8073. Accessed 17 April 2026.