Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Buddleja davidii
arbusto de mariposa, orange eye butterflybush
26th May 2021 family changed to Scrophulariaceae (Patricia Jaramillo & María del Mar Trigo)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Buddleja
Species
davidii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Buddleja davidii var. alba Rehder & E.H. Wilson.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2004
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Norman, E.M. (1982) 176. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Ecuador 16: 1–24.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Buddleja davidii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1950. Accessed 17 March 2026.