American butterfly bush
Buddleja americana

Family: Scrophulariaceae

What it is like

A small tree. The leaves are opposite. The leaves are heart shaped and brown underneath. The flowers are small and in dense heads.

There are 90-100 Buddleja species. Also as family Loganiaceae. Also put in the family Buddlejaceae. .

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the edge of forests in mountains.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

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How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Jacte, Jankko-kolli, Orkoko, Kiswara, Sactzam, Teposan

Synonyms

Buddleja americana var. albiflora M.Gómez; Buddleja americana var. rothschuhii Loes.; Buddleja callicarpoides Kunth; Buddleja cana Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Buddleja dentata Kunth; Buddleja floribunda Kunth; Buddleja occidentalis Kunth; Buddleja occidentalis L.; Buddleja occidentalis Ruiz & Pav.; Buddleja rufescens Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Buddleja spicata Ruiz & Pav.; Buddleja verbascifolia Kunth;