Species
Buddleja madagascariensis
Common Name(s)
Madagascar buddleja
Family
Buddlejaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
Terrestrial. Sand dunes and coastal cliffs.
Features
Large spreading evergreen shrub to about 5 m high. leaves up to 14 x 5.5 cm on petioles 10-2.5 cm, glabrous above, pale brown tomentose beneath. Panicle to about 25 cm long, cylindrical with flagrant yellow flowers becoming orange. Fruit not seen.
Similar Taxa
Can easily be distinguished from other Buddleja species in NZ by the yellow cylindrical panicle.
Flowering
September, October
Flower Colours
Orange,Yellow
Fruiting
not seen in NZ
Year Naturalised
1946
Origin
Madagascar
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Reproduction
Probably only vegetative from plantings.
Seed
Fruit not seen in NZ
Dispersal
Humans.
Tolerances
Tolerates recent soils with low nutrients.
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010