Buddleja chenopodiifolia explained

Buddleja chenopodiifolia is a species endemic to the dry rocky or clay hillsides of southern Peru at altitudes of 2200 - 3100 m; it was first described and named by Kraenzlin in 1913.[1] [2]

Description

Buddleja chenopodiifolia is a dioecious shrub 1 - 2 m high, with dark brown fissured bark. The branches are subquadrangular and covered with a dense white tomentum. The membranaceous ovate leaves have 0.5 - 1 cm petioles, and are 4 - 8 cm long by 1.3 - 3.5 cm wide, glabrescent above but with white tomentum below. The yellowish-white leafy-bracted inflorescences are 10 - 20 cm long, comprising 6 - 14 pairs of globose heads < 1 cm in diameter, each head with 6 - 20 flowers; the corolla tubes are 1.7 - 2.5 mm long.[2]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

Notes and References

  1. Kraenzlin, F. W. L. (1913). Bot. Jahrb Syst. 50: Beibl. 111, 35. 1913
  2. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA