''Buddleja hieronymi'' is a species endemic to southern Bolivia and northern

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first described and named by

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in 1905.Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. ''Flora Neotropica 81''. New York Botanical Garden, USAFries, R. E. (1905). ''Nova Actae Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal.'' ser. 4, 1: 117 - 118, t6, f13

Description

''Buddleja hieronymi'' is a dioecious shrub 1 – 1.5 m high with greyish rimose bark. The old naked branches often persist, while the youngest branches are tomentulose, bearing small

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subsessile leaves 0.5 – 3 cm long by 0.4 – 1 cm wide, membranaceous or subcoriaceous, tomentulose to

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above, and

tomentose Trichomes (); ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a pl ...

below. The yellowish-white

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comprises one globose head 0.5 – 0.7 cm in diameter formed by 6 – 9 flowers, with occasionally a pair of smaller heads below. The tubular corolla is 2.5 – 3 mm long.

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.

References

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