| Buddleja aromatica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. aromatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja aromatica | |
| Synonyms | |
Buddleja aromatica isendemic to theCordillera Oriental andCentral ofBolivia, and northernArgentina, where it grows on rocky areas amid semi-arid scrub and thorn.[1] The species was first described and named byRémy in 1847.[2]
Buddleja aromatica is adioecious shrub, 0.5–2 m tall, with greyish fissured bark. The young branches aresubquadrangular andtomentose, bearingsessilesubcoriaceousoblong-lanceolate leaves, tomentose toglabrescent above andlanose below, 2–6 cm long by 0.5–1.8 cm wide. The white or creamy whiteinflorescence is variable, comprising one terminal head, or with up to four additional pairs ofpedunculate heads below in theaxils of small leaves, each head with 20–30 sessile flowers; thecorollas are 3–4 mm long.[1]
The species is very similar toB. cordobensis andB. araucana, but differing in some vegetative and reproductive features.Ploidy:2n = 38.[1]
The shrub is not known to be in cultivation. A juvenile specimen at theLogan Botanic Garden,Scotland, perished circa 1995.