Buddleja euryphylla

Buddleja euryphylla is a species endemic to cloud forest in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; it was first described and named by Standley and Julian [Alfred Steyermark|Steyermark] in 1947.

Description

Buddleja euryphylla is a dioecious tree 8-15 m high, and closely related to B. cordata. The young branches are quadrangular, tomentose only at the apex. The ovate to ovate elliptic leaves have 3-7 cm petioles, and are 15-27 cm long by 8-16 cm wide, glabrous above, tomentose below. The yellow inflorescences are 20-30 cm long by 20-30 cm wide, paniculate with three to four orders of leafy-bracted branches, bearing short cymules each 0.4-0.6 cm in diameter with usually three flowers; the corolla tubes are 2-2.5 mm long.

The species is not known to be in cultivation.