Buddleja parviflora explained

Buddleja parviflora is large dioecious shrub or small tree endemic to much of upland Mexico north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in forests at elevations of 750  - 3500 m. The species was first named and described by Kunth in 1818.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Buddleja parviflora grows to a height of <10 m in the wild, with a trunk < 20 cm in diameter; the bark blackish and exfoliating. The young branches are subquadrangular and tomentose, bearing opposite subcoriaceous leaves of variable shape, 3  - 12 cm long by 1  - 4.5 cm wide. The white to greenish-white inflorescences are paniculate, 3  - 18 cm long by 2  - 12 cm comprising 2  - 3 orders of branches subtended by small leaves and bearing small cymules with 3  - 5 tiny flowers, the campanulate corollas 1  - 1.5 mm long. Ploidy: 2n = 76.^[2]

Cultivation

The species is uncommon in cultivation.Hardiness

USDA zones 8 - 9.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Kunth, in Humboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth. (1818). Nov. gen. sp., ed. fol. 2:284, ed. quar. 2:353
2. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81, pp. 135 - 141. New York Botanical Garden, USA
3. Stuart, D. (2006). Buddlejas. Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon, USA.