Buddleja montana explained

Buddleja montana is a species endemic to the rocky hillsides of the cordilleras of Peru at altitudes of 2,700  - 4,000 m, extending into Bolivia; it was named and described by Britton in 1898.[1] [2] [3] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]

Description

Buddleja montana is a dioecious shrub or small tree 2  - 8 m high, and is closely related to B. coriacea. The young branches are subquadrangular and tomentose, bearing coriaceous leaves oblong to elliptic 3  - 8 cm long by 0.5  - 1.5 cm wide, glabrescent above and thickly tomentose below, with 0.4  - 0.7 cm petioles. The deep yellow to orange inflorescence is paniculate with 1  - 2 orders of branches, 3  - 7 cm long by 2  - 6 cm wide, comprising small cymules; the corolla tubes 2.7  - 3.5 mm long.[2]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

Notes and References

  1. Britton. (1898). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 544. 1898.
  2. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
  3. Web site: Buddleja montana - EoL. Encyclopedia of Life. English.
  4. Archibald William Smith