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General Information

Buddleja paniculata is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 6 metres tall. The plant can be deciduous in cold winters[, ].
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - southern China, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam

Habitat

Dry slopes and amongst rocks[], especially on exposed sunny slopes; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,250 metres[]. Forest edges in mountains, open woodlands, thickets; at elevations from 500 - 3.000 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Pollinators	Bees, Lepidoptera
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Requires a sunny position[, ]. Succeeds in most well-drained garden soils but it prefers a rich loamy soil[, , ]. Very tolerant of alkaline soils[].
This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c[]. It resprouts freely from the base if cut back by severe weather[].
Probably not in cultivation[], this species is much confused with Buddleja crispa[].
A very ornamental plant[], it hybridizes freely with other members of this genus[].
An excellent plant for bees and butterflies[].
A dioecious species - both male and female forms must be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the leaves is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery[], A decoction of the leaves, combined with the leaves of Crotalaria alata, is used in the treatment of fevers[].

Agroforestry Uses:

Plants are fairly fast growing and have an extensive root system, they are useful as pioneer species for restocking bare hillsides and preventing soil erosion on the slopes[].

Other Uses

Wood - moderately hard, close grained. Of small dimensions and so used only as a fuel[, ].

Propagation

Seed - cold stratify for 4 weeks at 4°c[] and surface sow the seed in late winter/early spring in a greenhouse[, ] (the pre-chilling might not be required for this species). Germination usually takes place within 3 - 4 weeks at 21°c[]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Seedlings are inclined to damp off and so should be watered with care and kept well-ventilated[].
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in a frame[, ]. Use short side-shoots[]. Very high percentage[].
Cuttings of mature wood of the current season's growth, 15 - 20cm long, autumn in a frame[].