Buddleja iresinoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.[1][2] It is endemic to the rocky hillsides and stream banks of Bolivia and northern Argentina at altitudes from 300 to 1500 m.[3] The species was correctly identified as a Buddleja and named by Hosseus in 1924.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. iresinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja iresinoides | |
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Description
editBuddleja iresinoides is a dioecious shrub 1 – 3 m, occasionally < 5 m, high with light grey finely-striated bark. The pendulous branches are subquadrangular, tomentulose or tomentose, bearing lanceolate to ovate leaves 5 – 15 cm long by 2 – 5 cm wide on 0.5 – 1.5 cm petioles, glabrous above and tomentose, tomentulose, or even glabrescent below. The cream inflorescence is paniculate, 10 – 15 cm long with two orders of branches, the flowers borne in small globose heads 4 – 6 mm in diameter and comprising 3 – 12 flowers. The corolla is < 2 mm long and of differing shape depending on the sex of the plant, which led Fries to mistakenly identify two separate species (see Synonyms).[3]
Cultivation
editThe shrub is not known to be in cultivation.
References
edit- ^ "Buddleja iresinoides (Griseb.) Hosseus". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Buddleja iresinoides (Griseb.) Hosseus". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
- ^ Hosseus, C. C. (1926). Revista Centro Farm. Cordoba 2 (5): 24, 1926.