Buddleja interrupta explained

Buddleja interrupta is a species endemic to the dry valleys and roadsides of northern Peru at altitudes < 2600 m.[1] The species was first described and named by Kunth in 1818.[2]

Description

Buddleja interrupta is a dioecious shrub 1  - 2 m high with greyish bark. The young branches are covered with a white tomentum, bearing lanceolate leaves 5  - 12 cm long by 2  - 3 cm wide, subcoriaceous, tomentulose above, white tomentose below. The cream inflorescence is 10  - 20 cm long with two orders of branches, the flowers borne in pairs of capitate sessile cymules 0.5  - 0.8 cm in diameter, each with 3  - 9 flowers. The corolla is < 2 mm long.[1]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

Notes and References

  1. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
  2. Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth (1818). Nov. gen. sp. ed. fol. 2: 280, ed. quar. 2: 348. 1818.