Buddleja soratae

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

Buddleja soratae is a rare species

endemic to one small area of Bolivia around Sorata, growing along forest edges at altitudes of 2,700 – 3,200 m; it was first described and named by Kraenzlin in 1913.[1][2]

Description

Buddleja soratae is a

inflorescences are 12–15 cm long by 10–15 cm wide, comprising 2–3 orders of branches bearing cymes of 6–9 flowers on peduncles 0.5–1 cm long.[2]

Buddleja soratae is considered very similar to B. cardanasii and B. multiceps, differing from the latter only in the shape of the leaves.[2]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

References

  1. ^ Kraenzlin, F. W. L. (1913). Bot. Jahrb Syst. 50: Beibl. 111, 47. 1913
  2. ^ a b c Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA