Buddleja cuspidata
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Buddleja cuspidata is a species endemic to Madagascar
, where it grows along river banks. The species was first named and described by Baker
in 1895
branchlets, obscurely quadrangular. The opposite, thinly - coriaceous leaves blades ovate or elliptic
, 9 - 20 cm long by 4 -9 cm wide, acuminate
at the apex, decurrent
into the petiole
, sparsely pubescent above, brown tomentose beneath; the margins serrate - dentate
to crenate - dentate
. The narrow yellow inflorescence
s are axillary and spicate, 3 - 15 cm long by 1 - 1.5 cm wide; the corollas 7.5 - 8.5 mm long.
B. cuspidata is closely allied to B. axillaris
and B. sphaerocalyx
. .
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, where it grows along river banks. The species was first named and described by Baker
John Gilbert Baker
John Gilbert Baker was an English botanist.Baker was born in Guisborough, the son of John and Mary Baker and educated at Quaker schools in Ackworth and York....
in 1895
Description
B. cuspidata is a shrub 3 - 4 m in height, with brown tomentoseTomentose
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...
branchlets, obscurely quadrangular. The opposite, thinly - coriaceous leaves blades ovate or elliptic
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
, 9 - 20 cm long by 4 -9 cm wide, acuminate
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
at the apex, decurrent
Decurrent
Decurrent is a term used in botany and mycology to describe plant or fungal parts that extend downward.In botany, the term is most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem...
into the petiole
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
, sparsely pubescent above, brown tomentose beneath; the margins serrate - dentate
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
to crenate - dentate
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
. The narrow yellow inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s are axillary and spicate, 3 - 15 cm long by 1 - 1.5 cm wide; the corollas 7.5 - 8.5 mm long.
B. cuspidata is closely allied to B. axillaris
Buddleja axillaris
Buddleja axillaris is a shrub endemic to Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Tanzania, growing in forests at elevations of 300 - 1400 m. The species was first named and described by Willdenow in 1827 -Description:...
and B. sphaerocalyx
Buddleja sphaerocalyx
Buddleja sphaerocalyx is a species endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in moist forests, principally along river banks, at altitudes of 300 - 2,200 m. . The species was named and described in 1887 by Baker.-Description:B...
. .