Scrophulariaceae
Dogtail
Buddleja asiatica
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Buddleja
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Common names
By language (5)
- Burmese
- ကြောင်မြီးတူ, ကြောင်မြီးခိုး, မိတ်စလုလင်
- Chinese
- 揚波, 白背枫, 七里香, 山埔姜, 水黄花, 狭叶醉鱼草, 王记叶, 白埔姜
- English
- Dogtail
- Nepali
- भिमसेनपाती
- shn
- ယႃႈပုၼ်းပူၵ်ႇ
Synonyms
- Buddleja acuminatissima Blume
- Buddleja amentacea Kraenzl.
- Buddleja arfakensis Kaneh. & Hatus.
- Buddleja asiatica var. brevicuspa Koord.
- Buddleja asiatica var. brevicuspe Koord.
- Buddleja asiatica var. densiflora Koord.
- Buddleja asiatica var. densiflora (Blume) Koord. & Valeton
- Buddleja asiatica var. salicina Koord.
- Buddleja asiatica var. salicina (Lam.) Koord. & Valeton
- Buddleja asiatica var. sundaica Koord.
- Buddleja asiatica var. sundaica (Blume) Koord. & Valeton
- Buddleja densiflora Blume
- Buddleja discolor Roth
- Buddleja neemda Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
- Buddleja neemda var. philippensis Cham. & Schltdl.
- Buddleja salicina Lam.
- Buddleja serrulata Roth
- Buddleja subserrata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Buddleja sundaica Blume
- Buddleja virgata Blanco
- Vitex esquirolii H.Lév.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.