Biology:Buddleja interrupta
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Short description: Species of plant in Peru
Buddleja interrupta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Buddleja |
Species: | B. interrupta
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Binomial name | |
Buddleja interrupta Kunth
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Synonyms | |
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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
Buddleja 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.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4984659 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddleja interrupta.
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