Buddleja interrupta
| Buddleja interrupta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Buddlejaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja interrupta Kunth | |
| Synonyms | |
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
B. 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.
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