''Buddleja cestriflora'' is a rare species endemic to a small area near the eastern coast of Brazil, where it grows in the

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along roadsides and in wet rocky clearings on the eastern border of

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of Santa Catarina and

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. The species was first described and named by Chamisso in 1833.Chamisso, A. von (1833). ''Linnaea'' 8:20, 1833Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. ''Flora Neotropica 81''. New York Botanical Garden, USA

Description

''Buddleja cestriflora'' is a shrub 1–2 m high, with young branches which are subquadrangular and tomentose. The membranaceous leaves are narrowly lanceolate, 7–19 cm long by 2–4 cm wide, with a tomentulose to

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upper surface,

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below. The orange inflorescences are 10–25 cm long by 7–20 cm wide on one or two orders of branches bearing paired cymes, each with 6–12 flowers; the

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tubes are 27–40 mm long. The species is very similar to ''B. grandiflora'' and ''B. tubiflora''.

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4984435 cestriflora Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Taxa named by Adelbert von Chamisso