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SCROPHULARINEjE. LXXXVII. BITDDLEA. 



toothed, wrinkled and glabrous above, but tomentose beneath ; 

 panicle terminal, leafy ; heads hemispherical, terminal. Jj . G. 

 Native of the South of Brazil, Sello. Branches obsoletely and 

 bluntly tetragonal. Leaves running into the short petioles at 

 the base : largest ones 5g inches long. Panicle simple. Heads 

 loose, about the size of cherries. Tube of corolla equal in 

 height to the calycine segments ; limb obtuse, expanded. Cap- 

 sule cylindrical. The tomentum of the whole plant is rusty in 

 the dried state. 



Elegant Buddlea. Shrub. 



3. Panicle terminal. Flowers spicate, racemose, glomerate, 

 or solitary. 



16 B. INTERRU'PTA (H. B. et Kiinth, 1. c. p. 348.) branches 

 terete, and are, as well as the under sides of the leaves, clothed 

 with rusty tomentum, the upper surfaces being hoary ; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, quite entire ; spikes panicled, 

 verticillate, spreading. f? . G. Native of the Andes of Quito. 

 Leaves 3 inches, or longer. Petioles 2 lines long. Panicle 

 simple, half a foot long, clothed with rusty tomentum. Whorles 

 of flowers globose, distant, size of large peas. Capsule nearly 

 "lobose, glabrous, equal in length to the calyx. 



Interrupted-spiked Buddlea. Shrub. 



17 B. BETONIC/EFOLIA (Lam. ill. 1. p. 291. no. 1488.) branches 

 obscurely tetragonal ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, crenulated, 

 much wrinkled ; spikes panicled, interrupted, verticillate. T? . 

 G. Native of Peru. Stems tubercled. Leaves tomentose 

 beneath. Branches of panicle opposite ; glomerules verticillate. 

 Flowers sessile, pubescent. 



Betony-leaved Buddlea. Shrub. 



18 B. BULLA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches tetragonal, 

 smoothish ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, acute, rounded at the base, 

 crenated, wrinkled, glabrous, and shining above, but clothed 

 with hoary tomentum beneath ; panicle terminal, branched ; 

 flowers glomerate. fy . G. Native along with the preceding. 

 Leaves 4-5 inches long ; petioles \ an inch. Panicle trichoto- 

 nious, sessile, 4 inches long, spreading ; flowers glomerate at 

 the tops of the branches, on short pedicels. Corolla a little 

 longer than the calyx ; segments roundish, spreading. Nearly 

 allied to B. incana, Ruiz, et Pav. 



Biistered-le&ved Buddlea. Shrub. 



19 B. CORDA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. t. 185.) branches qua- 

 drangular, smoothish ; branchlets and under surfaces of leaves 

 clothed with rusty tomentum ; leaves ovate, acute, cordate, cre- 

 nulated, glabrous above ; panicle terminal, spreading ; flowers 

 glomerate. Tj . G. Native of Mexico, in the valley of Guan- 

 axato, near Marfil, at the altitude of 1050 hexapods. Leaves 

 quite entire at the base, 3-4 inches long ; petioles 1 inch long. 

 Panicle sessile, trichotomous. Flowers glomerate at the tops of 

 the branches. 



Corrfate-leaved Buddlea. Shrub, or small tree. 



20 B. LONGIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 349. t. 186.) 

 branches quadrangular, smoothish ; branchlets and under sides 

 of leaves clothed with rusty tomentum ; leaves oblong-lance- 

 olate, acuminated at both ends, serrately crenulated, glabrous 

 above ; panicle terminal ; flowers glomerate. f? . G. Native 

 of the Andes of Peru, between Villa Montan and Santa Cruz, 

 at the altitude of 1400 hexapods. Leaves 7-8 inches long, on 

 short petioles, quite entire towards the base and apex. Panicle 

 sessile, trichotomous. Flowers sweet-scented. Corolla a little 

 longer than the calyx. Ovarium and stigma pilose. 



Long-leaved Buddlea. Shrub 18 to 20 feet. 



21 B. MOLLIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branchlets tetragonal, 

 clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute 

 at both ends, undulately crenulated, glabrous above, but clothed 

 with fuscescent tomentum beneath ; panicle terminal, much 



branched, spreading ; flowers glomerate. fy . G. Native of 

 the province of Quito, in exposed places near Hambato, at the 

 altitude of 1390 hexapods. Leaves 6-7 inches long, on very 

 short petioles. Panicle sessile, trichotomously branched ; glo- 

 merules 6-10-flowered, on short peduncles. Corolla yellow, a 

 little longer than the calyx. 



Soft Buddlea. Tree 12 to 18 feet. 



22 B. ACUMINA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. t. 187.) branches 

 tetragonal, clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acuminated, acute at the base, serrated, glabrous above, but 

 clothed with rusty tomentum beneath ; panicle terminal, spread- 

 ing ; flowers glomerate. fj . G. Native of Mexico, near Santa 

 Rosa de la Sierra, at the altitude of 1340 hexapods. Leaves 

 3-4 inches long, on short petioles. Panicle sessile, trichoto- 

 mous. Flowers on short pedicels. Very nearly allied to the 

 preceding, and differs from it principally in the leaves being 

 shorter, acuminated, and serrated. 



Acuminaled-\ea.ved Buddlea. Shrub. 



23 B. DECU'RRENS (Schlecht, et Cham, in Linna-a, 5. p. 105.) 

 branches tetragonal, clothed with golden tomentum ; leaves el- 

 liptic, acuminated, running a long way into the petioles at the 

 base, somewhat crenately serrated, glabrous above, but clothed 

 with golden yellow tomentum beneath ; panicles terminal, spread- 

 ing ; flowers glomerate. I? . G. Native of Mexico, at San 

 Andres. Allied to B. acuminala, and is distinguished from it 

 in the leaves running into the petioles at the base, in the tomen- 

 tum being more loose, and as if it were furfuraceous or floccose, 

 yellow in the young state. % 



Decurrent-\eaved Buddlea. Shrub. 



24 B. INTERMEDIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 350.) branches 

 tetragonal, pubescent ; leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends, 

 serrated, rather pilose above, but clothed with rusty tomentum 

 beneath ; panicle terminal, branched ; branches short, spread- 

 ing ; flowers glomerate. Ij . G. Native along with the pre- 

 ceding. Leaves narrowed into the petioles, green, and beset 

 with stellate hairs above, 2 or 2| inches long. Panicle sessile, 

 2-3 inches long. Flowers sessile. Corolla twice as long as the 

 calyx. An intermediate plant between B. acuminata and B. 

 occidentalis. 



Intermediate Buddlea. Shrub. 



25 B. OCCIDENTALS (Lin. spec. 162.) branches bluntly tetra- 

 gonal ; branchlets and under sides of leaves clothed with fus- 

 cescent tomentum ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at 

 both ends, entire ; spikes panicled ; flowers glomerate. Tj . 

 G. Native of Peru, near Guamcabamba, in temperate places, 

 Humb. et Bonpl. ; about Carthagena, Houston ; West Indies, in 

 gullies and other sheltered places. Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 266. t. 

 49. Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 53. t. 82. a. H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. 2. p. 350. Lam. ill. t. 69. f. 1. Ophioxylon, Plukn. 

 aim. 270. t. 210. f. 1. Branches twiggy. Leaves 5-6 inches 

 long. Corolla white, ex Lin. et Bonpl., but yellow according 

 to Ruiz, et Pav. ; but the plant of Lin. and Ruiz, et Pav. are 

 most probably the same, notwithstanding the difference in the 

 colour of the flowers. Spikes disposed in a terminal panicle. 



Western Buddlea. Shrub. 



26 B. CALLICARPOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches a little 

 compressed ; branches and leaves clothed with hoary tomentum; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, sharply serrated ; spikes pani- 

 cled, sub-fastigiate ; flowers glomerate, fj . G. Native of 

 Mexico, between Xalapa and the river Chachalacas, at the alti- 

 tude of 700 hexapods. Leaves 3-4 inches long, beset with 

 stellate pili above. Spikes disposed in terminal panicles ; glo- 

 merules opposite, on short peduncles. Corolla a little longer 

 than the calyx. This species is very nearly allied to B. occi- 

 dentalis and B. Americana, but is distinguished from both by 

 the size of the leaves, thinner, hoary tomentum ; in the panicle 



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