Buddleja diffusa
Buddleja diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is endemic to central Peru and northern Argentina, growing on dry hillsides above rivers and creeks at altitudes of 1000-1900 m; it was first described and named by Ruiz López|Ruiz] and José Antonio [Pavón Jiménez|Pavon] in 1798.
Description
Buddleja diffusa is a dioecious, scrambling, vine-like shrub 1-3.5 m high, with yellowish bark. The young branches are quadrangular, the younger growth covered with a white to buff tomentum. The sessile, Glossary of [botanical terms#M|membranaceous] ovate or elliptic leaves 3-14 cm long by 2-8 cm wide, glabrescent above, tomentose below. The yellow inflorescences are 15-30 cm long, with one or two orders of branches; the flowers borne in capitate cymules, each 0.6-1 cm diameter, with 9-15 flowers; the corolla tubes are 3-3.5 mm long.
Cultivation
The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.