Buddleja chenopodiifolia


Buddleja chenopodiifolia is a species endemic to the dry rocky or clay hillsides of southern Peru at altitudes of 2200-3100 m; it was first described and named by Friedrich [Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin|Kraenzlin] in 1913.

Description

Buddleja chenopodiifolia is a dioecious shrub 1-2 m high, with dark brown fissured bark. The branches are subquadrangular and covered with a dense white tomentum. The membranaceous ovate leaves have 0.5-1 cm petioles, and are 4-8 cm long by 1.3-3.5 cm wide, glabrescent above but with white tomentum below. The yellowish-white leafy-bracted inflorescences are 10-20 cm long, comprising 6-14 pairs of globose heads < 1 cm in diameter, each head with 6-20 flowers; the corolla tubes are 1.7-2.5 mm long.

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.