Buddleja crispa Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Buddleja

Characteristics

Shrubs 0.2--5 m tall. Branchlets subterete to 4-angled, densely stellate tomentose. Stipules suborbicular to cordate, 0.3--3 cm. Leaves petiolate, sessile, or connate-perfoliate, usually amplexicaul on vigorous shoots; petiole often winged, to 4 cm; leaf blade ovate to triangular or narrowly so, 1--20 X 0.5--8 cm, densely tomentose, often glabrescent especially adaxially, base mostly rounded to cordate, margin crenate, serrate, dentate, or shallowly lobed and then lower lobes often large, apex acuminate, acute, or obtuse, lateral veins 3--11 pairs. Inflorescences terminal, paniculate or spicate cymes, 1--20 X 1--15 cm; bracteoles several to many, almost linear, 0.4--2.5 cm. Calyx campanulate, 3--9 mm, outside densely stellate tomentose and with some glandular hairs, inside often glabrous; lobes ovate to triangular, 0.8--1.7 mm. Corolla lilac, violet, or purple, with an orange throat, 0.7--1.6 cm, outside densely to sparsely stellate tomentose and with glandular hairs or entirely glabrous, inside with a pilose belt, tube 6--12 X 1--2 mm; lobes suborbicular, 1.2--4 X 1.2--4 mm. Stamens inserted slightly above or at middle of corolla tube; anthers sessile. Pistil 3--5 mm. Ovary ovoid, 1.2--2 mm, stellate tomentose. Style 1.5--2.5 mm, base stellate tomentose; stigma clavate. Capsules ellipsoid, 5--6 X 2--3 mm, stellate tomentose. Seeds ovate-oblong, ca. 1 mm, unwinged. Fl. Feb-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 5.0
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
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Images

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Distribution

Buddleja crispa world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545727-1
WFO ID wfo-0000573991
COL ID 694K6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Buddleja crispa Buddleja crispa var. amplexicaulis Buddleja crispa var. glandulifera Buddleja tibetica var. glandulifera Buddleja tibetica var. grandiflora Buddleja crispa var. dicipiens Buddleja crispa var. farreri Buddleja crispa var. grandiflora