| Buddleja cardenasii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Buddlejaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. cardenasii |
| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja cardenasii Standl. ex E M Norman |
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Buddleja cardenasii is a species endemic only to the region of Cochabamba in Bolivia, at an altitude of around 3,000 m. The species was first described and named by Standley in 1935.[1]
B. cardenasii is a dioecious shrub 3 – 4 m high, with branches which are subquadrangular and tomentose. The subcoriaceous leaves are elliptic, lanceolate or ovate, 10 – 12 cm long by 8 cm wide, with a glabrescent and rugose upper surface. The orange inflorescences are paniculate 7 – 25 cm long by 7 – 20 cm wide, comprising cymes each with 6 - 9 flowers; the corollas are 3 - 3.5 mm long.[1]
The species is very similar to B. soratae; further research may well prove them conspecific.[1]
The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.