Buddleja longiflora
Species of flowering plant
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Buddleja longiflora is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.[1][2] It is endemic to one small area of Brazil, growing in fields high on the Serra do Caparaó at an altitude of 2400 m.[3] The species was first described and named by Brade in 1957.[4]
| Buddleja longiflora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. longiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja longiflora | |
Description
Buddleja longiflora is a shrub 0.5 – 1 m high. The young branches are densely tomentose, bearing lanceolate leaves 10 – 17 cm long by 1.2 – 2.7 cm wide, glabrescent above, tomentose below, with petioles 1 – 2.5 cm long. The yellowish orange inflorescence is < 15 cm long, the flowers borne in paired 3 – 5 flowered cymes. The eponymous long flowers have corollas 35 – 42 mm long by 4 – 5 mm wide.[3]
The species could be mistaken for B. speciosissima found in nearby Itatiaia, but for minor differences in flower and leaf dimensions. It is possible B. longiflora could be classified as a subspecies of the latter should more material be availed for examination.[3]
Cultivation
The species is not known to be in cultivation.