''Buddleja lanata'' is a species endemic to Ecuador where it grows on dry, windy plateaux amid grasses and bracken at elevations of 1,150 – 2,700 m.Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. ''Flora Neotropica 81''. New York Botanical Garden, USA The species, first named and described by Bentham in 1845Bentham, G. (1845). ''Pl hartw.'' 146. 1845. is now threatened by habitat loss.

Description

''Buddleja lanata'' is a

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, 0.5 – 1 m high with greyish bark at the base. The stems are terete and lanate, bearing leaves on petioles 0.5 – 2 cm long. The leaves are

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, 7 – 10 cm long by 4 – 7.5 cm wide, lanate on both sides. The yellow inflorescences have a strong fragrance, and are typically 10 – 25 cm long, comprising 5 – 10 pairs of pedunculate heads in the

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s of the reduced terminal leaves. The heads are 1.2 – 1.5 cm in diameter, each with 20 – 25 flowers; the corollas 3.5 – 4.5 mm long, males more open at the throat.

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4984667 lanata Flora of Ecuador Flora of South America Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Dioecious plants