Buddleja lanata

Buddleja lanata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Scrophulariaceae
Genus:Buddleja
Species: B. lanata
Binomial name
Buddleja lanata

Buddleja lanata is a species endemic to Ecuador where it grows on dry, windy plateaux amid grasses and bracken at elevations of 1,150 – 2,700 m.[2] The species, first named and described by Bentham in 1845[3] is now threatened by habitat loss.

Description

Buddleja lanata is a dioecious shrub or subshrub, 0.5 – 1 m high with greyish bark at the base. The stems are terete and lanate, bearing leaves on petioles 0.5 – 2 cm long. The leaves are ovate, 7 – 10 cm long by 4 – 7.5 cm wide, lanate on both sides. The yellow inflorescences have a strong fragrance, and are typically 10 – 25 cm long, comprising 5 – 10 pairs of pedunculate heads in the axils of the reduced terminal leaves. The heads are 1.2 – 1.5 cm in diameter, each with 20 – 25 flowers; the corollas 3.5 – 4.5 mm long, males more open at the throat.[2]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

References

  1. ↑ León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
  3. ↑ Bentham, G. (1845). Pl hartw. 146. 1845.
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