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]

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

Description

Buddleja soratae is a dioecious shrub or small tree 5–6 m high. The younger branches are quadrangular, the youngest sections tomentose, bearing membranaceous lanceolate to elliptic leaves with 0.5–1 cm petioles, and are 7–14 cm long by 2–4 cm wide, glabrescent above but tomentose below. The orange leafy-bracted 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. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
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