Biology:Buddleja cuneata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. cuneata
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| Buddleja cuneata | |
Buddleja cuneata is a rare species endemic only to the southern plateau of Brazil , where it grows in dry and rocky fields from Paraná to Rio Grande do Sul. The species was first described and named by Chamisso in 1833.[1][2]
Description
Buddleja cuneata is a dioecious shrub < 2 m high, with brown bark longitudinally fissured. The young branches are subquadrangular and tomentose. The leaves are obovate to elliptic, 3–5 cm long by 1.5–2.5 cm wide, with a glabrescent upper surface, tomentose below. The white to cream inflorescences are 4–10 cm long by 1.5–3 cm wide on one or two orders of branches, comprising sessile or short-pedunculate paired heads 1 cm in diameter, each with 6–9 flowers; the corolla tubes are 4–4.5 mm long.[2]
Cultivation
The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4984445 entry
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