Buddleja bullata
Buddleja bullata is a variable species endemic to the Andes, from Venezuela south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru, at elevations of 1,800-3,600 m, where it grows on stream beds and in the remnants of montane forest. The species was first described and named by Carl [Sigismund Kunth|Kunth] in 1818.
Description
Buddleja bullata is a dioecious shrub or small tree 1 – 10 m high, with a greyish-tan bark. The branches are subquadrangular and tomentose. The Glossary of [botanical terms#M|membraneous] or subcoriaceous leaves are elliptic, lanceolate or ovate, 8-22 cm long by 3-8 cm wide, glabrescent, often bullate, above and covered with a white or yellowish tomentum below. The cream or yellow inflorescences are paniculate 7-25 cm long by 7-20 cm wide, comprising globose heads about 1 cm in diameter, each with 6-12 flowers; the corollas are 2.5-3.5 mm long.
Hybrids
The species is believed to hybridize with B. pichinchensis in the wild.