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 Friedrich [Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin|Kraenzlin] in 1913.
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.Buddleja soratae is considered very similar to B. cardanasii and B. multiceps, differing from the latter only in the shape of the leaves.