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Buddleja davidii

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161538
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Summary

Buddleja davidii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,609 views/month, #1,295 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Adam Buddle[4], Armand David[5]
  • Parent taxon: Buddleja[6]
  • Taxon name: Buddleja davidii[7]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[8], ornamental plant[9]
  • Commons category: Buddleja davidii[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Buddleja davidii[11]
  • Commons gallery: Buddleja davidii[12]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 61[13]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8081[14]
  • Short name: B. davidii[15]
  • Taxon common name: Butterfly-bush[16], Gewöhnlicher Sommerflieder[17], Vlinderstruik[18], komule Davidova[19], buddléa[20], Fliederspeer[21], 大叶醉鱼草[22], 绛花醉鱼草[23], 穆坪醉鱼草[24], 兴山醉鱼草[25], 白背叶醉鱼草[26], 白壶子[27], 酒药花[28], budlexa[29]
  • NatureServe conservation status: apparently secure[30]
  • Invasive to: Oregon[31]

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Identifiers

Buddleja davidii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75916[32]. Buddleja davidii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28540[33]. Buddleja davidii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581490[34]. Buddleja davidii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3173338[35]. Buddleja davidii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29914[36].

Why It Matters

Buddleja davidii has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Armand David Oregon People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → buddleja-davidii
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  2. 17w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Reflora id → FB640024
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37067|batch #37067]]: add Reflora ID (P10701)"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → People's Republic of China, Tibet Autonomous Region
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Named after → Adam Buddle, Armand David
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007537534405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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