About Buddleja mendozensis Gillies ex Benth.
Taxonomic Identity and General Growth Form
Buddleja mendozensis Gillies ex Benth. is a dioecious shrub that grows 0.2 to 2 meters tall, and has greyish bark.
Young Branch Characteristics
Its young branches are subterete and tomentose.
Leaf Size Range
The leaves are very variable in shape, ranging 0.5 – 8 cm long by 0.2 – 2 cm wide.
Leaf Texture and Pubescence
Leaves have a texture from membranaceous to subcoriaceous; they range from glabrescent to tomentose on the upper surface, and are densely tomentose on the lower surface.
Inflorescence Structure
The yellow to orange inflorescence is made up of 2 to 5 pairs of small globose heads growing in the axils of the terminal leaves.
Corolla Dimensions
The corollas of this species are 3.5 to 4.5 mm long.
Ploidy
The recorded ploidy for Buddleja mendozensis is 2n = 38.
Cultivation Status
There are no known examples of this species currently in cultivation.
