Biology:Buddleja incana

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Buddleja incana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Buddleja
Species:
B. incana
Binomial name
Buddleja incana
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Nicodemia rondeletiiflora Buddleja incana var. pannulosa
  • Diels Benth.
  • (Benth.) Benth. Nicodemia rondeletiiflora var. acuminata
  • Buddleja rugosa Aug.DC.
  • Buddleja rondeletiiflora Kunth

Buddleja incana is a species of shrub or tree in the family Scrophulariaceae.[2][4] It is native to the Andes.[5]

Description

Buddleja incana is a dioecious tree or shrub, 4 – 15 m tall, the trunk < 50  cm at the base, the bark brownish and furrowed. The branches are subquadrangular and tomentose, and form a rounded crown. The coriaceous leaves are mostly oblong, 7 – 21 cm long by 1 – 5 cm wide, the upper surface glabrescent, often bullate or rugose, the lower white or yellowish tomentose. The yellow to orange paniculate inflorescences have 2 – 3 orders of leafy-bracted branches bearing heads 1 – 1.5 cm in diameter, each with 15 – 40 flowers, the corollas 3 – 4 mm long. Ploidy: 2n = 76.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Buddleja incana is present in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, growing in canyon bottoms along streams at elevations of 2,700 – 4,500 m.[5]

Vernacular names

Buddleja incana is called kiswar in Quechua,[6][7] kiswara in Aymara,[8] quishuar in Spanish.[9]

Uses

The leaves are used in folk medicine against toothache and as diuretic.[5]

References

  1. Beck, S.; Fuentes, A.; Meneses, R.; Mercado Ustariz, J. (2020). "Buddleja incana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T131369352A131369367.es. {{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |doi= identifier (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Buddleja incana Ruiz & Pav.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545779-1. 
  3. Synonyms: Tropicos
  4. "Buddleja incana Ruiz & Pav.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5X4JD. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
  6. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  7. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  8. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  9. Meza, Mario Vargas (2002) (in es). Ecología y biodiversidad del Ecuador. M. Vargas. pp. 197, 210. ISBN 978-9978-42-403-2. 

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