Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusBuddleja
Scientific name with authorshipBuddleja crispa Benth.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buddleja acosma MarquandBuddleja agathosma DielsBuddleja agathosma var. glandulifera MarquandBuddleja caryopteridifolia W.W.Sm.Buddleja caryopteridifolia var. eremophila (W.W.Sm.) MarquandBuddleja caryopteridifolia var. fasciculiflora Z.Y.ZhangBuddleja caryopteridifolia var. lanuginosa MarquandBuddleja crispa var. amplexicaulis Z.Y.ZhangBuddleja crispa var. dicipiens J.A.SchmidtBuddleja crispa var. farreri (Balf.fil. & W.W.Sm.) Hand.-Mazz.Buddleja crispa var. glandulifera (Marquand) S.Y.BaoBuddleja crispa var. grandiflora (Marquand) S.Y.BaoBuddleja eremophila W.W.Sm.Buddleja farreri Balf.fil. & W.W.Sm.Buddleja hastata PrainBuddleja hastata Prain ex MarquandBuddleja incompta W.W.Sm.Buddleja praecox Lingelsh.Buddleja sterniana CottonBuddleja tibetica W.W.Sm.Buddleja tibetica var. farreri (Balf.fil. & W.W.Sm.) MarquandBuddleja tibetica var. glandulifera MarquandBuddleja tibetica var. grandiflora MarquandBuddleja tibetica var. truncatifolia (H.Lév.) MarquandBuddleja truncata L.F.Gagnep.Buddleja truncatifolia H.Lév.Buddleja whitei Kraenzl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier545727-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.