''Buddleja parviflora'' is large
dioecious
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shrub or small tree
endemic
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to much of upland
Mexico
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north of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
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, in forests at elevations of 750 – 3500 m. The species was first named and described by
Kunth
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continent ...
in 1818.
[Kunth, in Humboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth. (1818). ''Nov. gen. sp., ed. fol.'' 2:284, ed. quar. 2:353][Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. ''Flora Neotropica 81'', pp. 135 - 141. New York Botanical Garden, USA]
Description
''Buddleja parviflora'' grows to a height of <10 m in the wild, with a trunk < 20 cm in diameter; the bark blackish and exfoliating. The young branches are subquadrangular and
tomentose
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, bearing opposite
subcoriaceous leaves of variable shape, 3 – 12 cm long by 1 – 4.5 cm wide. The white to greenish-white inflorescences are
paniculate
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, 3 – 18 cm long by 2 – 12 cm comprising 2 – 3 orders of branches subtended by small leaves and bearing small
cymules with 3 – 5 tiny flowers, the
campanula
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te
corolla
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s 1 – 1.5 mm long.
Ploidy
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: ''2n'' = 76.
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Cultivation
The species is uncommon in cultivation.
Hardiness: USDA
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zones 8–9.[Stuart, D. (2006). ''Buddlejas''. Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon, USA. ]
References
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parviflora
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Dioecious plants