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Useful Tropical Plants

Buddleja tucumanensis

Griseb.

Scrophulariaceae

+ Synonyms

Buddleja bangii Kraenzl.

Buddleja canescens Rusby

Buddleja cochabambensis Rusby

Buddleja hypoleuca Kraenzl.

Buddleja ignea Kraenzl.

Buddleja inconspicua Kraenzl.

Common Name:

Buddleja tucumanensis
Flowering branch
Photograph by: Germaine A. Parada
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General Information

Buddleja tucumanensis is a shrub.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

S. America - Argentina, Bolivia.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, usually found at elevations above 600 metres in the tropics.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The twigs are used as an astringent and stimulant[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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