Buddleja ramboi

Buddleja ramboi is a very rare Brazilian species found only infrequently in the shrubby or grassy fields of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. The species was described and named by Smith in 1955.[1][2]

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

Description

Buddleja ramboi is a dioecious shrub < 2 m high, with shredding brownish bark. The young branches are roughly quadrangular and tomentose, bearing small oblanceolate leaves 1.5 3 cm long by 0.7 1.2 cm wide with tomentose surfaces, more densely below. The white inflorescences are 3 8 cm long and comprise lax cymose clusters, sometimes with only 1 or 2 flowers; the corolla tubes are 2.5 3.5 mm long.[2]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

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References

  1. Smith, L. B. (1955). Sellowia 6: 301, t1, 1955
  2. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA


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