Buddleja anchoensis is a dioecious shrub or small tree, 1.5–5 m tall with brownish fissured bark. The young branches are subquadrangular, and covered with a dense white velvet tomentum. The leaves have petioles 3–5 cm long and are membranaceous, the blade lanceolate, 10–23 cm long by 4–8.5 cm wide, initially tomentous above, becoming glabrescent later. The inflorescences are deep yellow, 6–15 cm long by 5–10 cm wide, comprising a terminal globose head with one or two branches below, each bearing a dichasium of heads 2–2.5 cm in diameter, each with 40–60 flowers. The corollas 2–2.5 mm long.[1]
Cultivation
The species is not known to be in cultivation.
Etymology
The shrub is named for the Río Piraí village of Puerto Ancho.
References
^ abNorman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
^Kuntze, O. (1898). Revis gen. pl. 3(2): 200. 1898.
March 28, 2023
buddleja, anchoensis, endemic, río, piraí, between, santa, cruz, andean, foothills, bolivia, species, named, otto, kuntze, 1898, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, asteridsorder, lamialesfamily. Buddleja anchoensis is endemic to the Rio Pirai between Santa Cruz and the Andean foothills in Bolivia 1 The species was named by Otto Kuntze in 1898 2 Buddleja anchoensisScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder LamialesFamily ScrophulariaceaeGenus BuddlejaSpecies B anchoensisBinomial nameBuddleja anchoensisKuntze Contents 1 Description 2 Cultivation 3 Etymology 4 ReferencesDescription EditBuddleja anchoensis is a dioecious shrub or small tree 1 5 5 m tall with brownish fissured bark The young branches are subquadrangular and covered with a dense white velvet tomentum The leaves have petioles 3 5 cm long and are membranaceous the blade lanceolate 10 23 cm long by 4 8 5 cm wide initially tomentous above becoming glabrescent later The inflorescences are deep yellow 6 15 cm long by 5 10 cm wide comprising a terminal globose head with one or two branches below each bearing a dichasium of heads 2 2 5 cm in diameter each with 40 60 flowers The corollas 2 2 5 mm long 1 Cultivation EditThe species is not known to be in cultivation Etymology EditThe shrub is named for the Rio Pirai village of Puerto Ancho References Edit a b Norman E M 2000 Buddlejaceae Flora Neotropica 81 New York Botanical Garden USA Kuntze O 1898 Revis gen pl 3 2 200 1898 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buddleja anchoensis amp oldid 1056040424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
