Buddleja aromatica

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Buddleja aromatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Buddleja
Species:
B. aromatica
Binomial name
Buddleja aromatica
Synonyms
  • Buddleja andina Britton ex Rusby
  • Buddleja monocephala
    Kraenzl.
  • Buddleja tiraquiensis Kuntze

Buddleja aromatica is

endemic to the Cordillera Oriental and Central of Bolivia, and northern Argentina, where it grows on rocky areas amid semi-arid scrub and thorn.[1] The species was first described and named by Rémy in 1847.[2]

Description

Buddleja aromatica is a

corollas are 3–4 mm long.[1]

The species is very similar to B. cordobensis and B. araucana, but differing in some vegetative and reproductive features. Ploidy: 2n = 38.[1]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation. A juvenile specimen at the Logan Botanic Garden, Scotland, perished circa 1995.

References

  1. ^ a b c Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
  2. ^ Rémy, J. R. (1847). Ann. Sc. Nat. Bot. Ser. 3, 8: 226-227, 1847.