Smoker Bush
Buddleja madagascariensis
Also known as Madagascar Butterfly Bush
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Buddleja madagascariensis
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Family
- Buddlejaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The dark green leaves are opposite, narrowly ovate, < 12 cm long, with petioles < 2 cm long, the surface bearing impressed reticulate venation, and densely pubescent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The dark green leaves are opposite, narrowly ovate, < 12 cm long, with petioles < 2 cm long, the surface bearing impressed reticulate venation, and densely pubescent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The dark green leaves are opposite, narrowly ovate, < 12 cm long, with petioles < 2 cm long, the surface bearing impressed reticulate venation, and densely pubescent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Smoker Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Buddlejaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The fragrant flowers form slender terminal panicles < 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long, and range in colour from deep yellow, through orange, to pink.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Smoker Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Buddlejaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Smoker Bush
A member of the Buddlejaceae family, Smoker Bush (Buddleja madagascariensis) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat and 4 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Buddlejaceae
Butterfly-Bush Family
Smoker Bush belongs to the Buddlejaceae family.
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