Buddleja cordobensis explained

Buddleja cordobensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.[1] [2] It is endemic to dry hillsides in the Argentine provinces of Córdoba, San Luís, and La Rioja at altitudes of 700 - 1500 m; it was first described and named by Grisebach in 1874.[3] [4]

Description

Buddleja cordobensis is a dioecious densely branched shrub 1 - 2 m high, with grey fissured bark. The young branches are terete and tomentose, bearing coriaceous, ovate leaves 2 - 8 cm long by 0.5 - 2 cm wide, thickly tomentose on both surfaces, with 0.5 cm petioles. The deep yellow inflorescences comprise one terminal and < 9 pairs of globose heads 0.6 - 1 cm in diameter, each with 12 - 25 flowers; the corolla tubes are 3 - 4 mm long.[4]

The species is considered closely related to B. araucana and B. aromatica.[4]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known in the UK.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buddleja cordobensis Griseb. . . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . August 12, 2024.
  2. Web site: Buddleja cordobensis Griseb. . . n.d. . Catalogue of Life . Species 2000 . August 12, 2024.
  3. Grisebach, (1874). Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss Gottingen 19: 213. 1874.
  4. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA