Buddleja euryphylla explained

Buddleja euryphylla is a species endemic to cloud forest in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; it was first described and named by Standley and Steyermark in 1947.[1] [2]

Description

Buddleja euryphylla is a dioecious tree 8 - 15 m high, and closely related to B. cordata. The young branches are quadrangular, tomentose only at the apex. The ovate to ovate elliptic leaves have 3 - 7 cm petioles, and are 15 - 27 cm long by 8 - 16 cm wide, glabrous above, tomentose below. The yellow inflorescences are 20 - 30 cm long by 20 - 30 cm wide, paniculate with three to four orders of leafy-bracted branches, bearing short cymules each 0.4 - 0.6 cm in diameter with usually three flowers; the corolla tubes are 2 - 2.5 mm long.[2]

Cultivation

The species is not known to be in cultivation.

Notes and References

  1. Standley P. C. & Steyermark, J. A. (1947). Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Bot. Ser. 23: 223 - 224. 1947.
  2. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA