''Buddleja ramboi'' is a very rare Brazilian species found only infrequently in the shrubby or grassy fields of Santa Catarina and

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. The species was described and named by Smith in 1955.Smith, L. B. (1955). ''Sellowia'' 6: 301, t1, 1955Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. ''Flora Neotropica 81''. New York Botanical Garden, USA

Description

''Buddleja ramboi'' is a

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shrub < 2 m high, with shredding brownish bark. The young branches are roughly quadrangular and tomentose, bearing small oblanceolate leaves 1.5 – 3 cm long by 0.7 – 1.2 cm wide with tomentose surfaces, more densely below. The white inflorescences are 3 – 8 cm long and comprise lax cymose clusters, sometimes with only 1 or 2 flowers; the

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tubes are 2.5 – 3.5 mm long.

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

References

ramboi Flora of Brazil Flora of South America Dioecious plants {{Scrophulariaceae-stub