''Buddleja pulchella'' is
endemic to the open mountain forest of
South Africa,
Zimbabwe,
Kenya and
Tanzania at elevations of 1,200 – 2,000 m. The species was first named and described by
N. E. Brown
Nicholas Edward Brown (11 July 1849 in Redhill, Surrey – 25 November 1934 in Kew Gardens, London) was an English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents. He was also an authority on several families of plants, including Asclepiadaceae, ...
in 1894.
[Stuart, D. (2006). ''Buddlejas''. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon, USA. ]
Description
''Buddleja pulchella'' is a sprawling shrub or tree less than 10 m tall and up to twice as wide. The leaves are opposite or sub-opposite with
petioles 5–10 mm long. The sweetly scented flowers are white or pale cream with orange throats, and borne in lax terminal
panicles
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are o ...
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Cultivation
The species was introduced to the UK from the Durban Botanic Garden in 1894, but is not known to remain in cultivation. Hardiness: USDA zones 8–9.[
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References
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pulchella
''Pulchella'' is a diatom genus in the family Naviculaceae.
Species
the genus contains seven described species.
*''Pulchella baicalensis''
*''Pulchella kriegeriana''
*''Pulchella minutissima''
*''Pulchella obsita''
*''Pulchella schwabei''
*'' ...
Flora of Kenya
Flora of South Africa
Flora of Tanzania
Flora of Zimbabwe
Flora of Africa
Taxa named by N. E. Brown