Buddleja lojensis

Buddleja lojensis is a species endemic to the Loja region of southern Ecuador, and Piura in Peru, where it grows on mountains, savannahs and scrub, notably near streams, at elevations of 1,600 – 2,550 m.[2] The species was first identified and described by Norman in 1982.[3]

Buddleja lojensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Buddleja
Species:
B. lojensis
Binomial name
Buddleja lojensis
E. M. Norman

Description

Buddleja lojensis is a dioecious shrub 1 – 3 m tall with yellowish bark. The young branches are subquadrangular, almost glabrous, bearing subsessile ovate or lanceolate leaves 7 – 10 cm long by 2.4 – 4 cm wide, membranaceous, glabrescent above and below. The pale yellow paniculate inflorescences are 7 – 15 cm long by 4 – 9 cm wide, comprising 2 – 3 orders of leafy-bracted branches bearing small cymules of 5 – 10 flowers, the corollas 2.5 – 4 mm long.[2]

Cultivation

The species is not known to be in cultivation.

References
  1. León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. Buddleja lojensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
  3. Norman, E. M. (1982). Fl. Ecuador 16: 15, f.2, 1982.
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