Buddleja americana L. belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Buddleja, Croat 96509--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tandayapa-Nono Rd. 27 Mar 06. 006 (5).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Buddleja
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#192,620 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Small tree 3.0 m tall; calyx green; perianth yellow inside, greenish white outside.
