Buddleja ramboi
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Buddleja ramboi is a very rare Brazil
ian species found only infrequently in the shrubby or grassy fields of Santa Catarina
and Rio Grande do Sul
. The species was described and named by Smith
in 1955.
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 corolla tubes are 2.5 - 3.5 mm long.
Brazil
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ian species found only infrequently in the shrubby or grassy fields of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
and Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
. The species was described and named by Smith
Lyman Bradford Smith
Lyman Bradford Smith was an American botanist. His formal botanical author abbreviation is L.B.Sm....
in 1955.
Description
B. ramboi is a dioeciousDioecious
Dioecy is the property of a group of biological organisms that have males and females, but not members that have organs of both sexes at the same time. I.e., those whose individual members can usually produce only one type of gamete; each individual organism is thus distinctly female or male...
shrub < 2 m high, with shredding brownish bark. The young branches are roughly quadrangular and tomentose
Tomentose
Tomentose is a term used to describe plant hairs that are flattened and matted, forming a woolly coating known as tomentum. Often the hairs are silver or gray-colored...
, bearing small oblanceolate
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
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 corolla tubes are 2.5 - 3.5 mm long.