Buddleja filibracteolata explained

Buddleja filibracteolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the rainforests of Costa Rica.[1] It was first described by J.A.González and J.F.Morales in 2007.

Description

Buddleja filibracteolata is a shrub growing 0.91.3 m in height. Stems are glabrous; leaves are opposite, sessile, narrowly elliptic, measuring 310 cm to 0.72.1 cm. Inflorescences are 25 cm long, terminal, spike-shaped, with the corolla usually white in colour.[2]

It distinguished from other species such as Buddleja crotonoides by its sessile leaves, amplexicaul leaf blades, and spike-shaped inflorescence with the many conspicuous threadlike bracts[3] to which the species owes its name.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in rainforests and areas of high vegetation associated with ravines, at elevations of 1000-1200 m.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buddleja filibracteolata J.A.González & J.F.Morales Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-10-17 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  2. Morales & González . December 2007 . Buddleja filibracteolata(Buddlejaceae), una nueva especie para Costa Rica . Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid.
  3. Morales . J. Francisco . González . José . 2007-12-01 . Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae), a new species from Costa Rica . Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid . en . 64 . 2 . 161–163 . 10.3989/ajbm.2007.v64.i2.171 . 0211-1322.
  4. Web site: December 2007 . Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae), a new species from Costa Rica . Annals of the Botanical Garden of Madrid.