Buddleja davidii var. wilsonii is endemic to western Hubei, China, at elevations of between 1600 and 2000 m; it was named for the English plant collector Ernest Wilson by Alfred Rehder.[1] The taxonomy of the plant and the other five davidii varieties has been challenged in recent years. Leeuwenberg sank them all as synonyms, considering them to be within the natural variation of a species,[2] a treatment adopted in the Flora of China published in 1996.[3]
| Buddleja davidii var. wilsonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | B. d. var. wilsonii
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| Trinomial name | |
| Buddleja davidii var. wilsonii Rehder
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Description
editBuddleja davidii var. wilsonii is one of the more readily identifiable varieties by virtue of its lax, somewhat pendulous, delicate panicles, < 60 cm long, of lilac-pink flowers;[4] the flowers have reflexed margins to the lobes of the corollas; the leaves are narrower than the type.[1]
Cultivation
editBuddleja davidii var. wilsonii is rare in cultivation,[5] and not known to remain in commerce. A large specimen grew against a wall at Forde Abbey, Dorset.
References
edit- ^ a b Phillips, R,., & Rix, M. (1989). Shrubs. Pan Garden Plant series. Pan Books Ltd., London. ISBN 0-330-30258-2
- ^ Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. (1979). The Loganiaceae of Africa XVIII Buddleja L. II. Revision of the African and Asiatic species. Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen, Nederland
- ^ Li, P-T. & Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. (1996). Loganiaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) Flora of China, Vol. 15, p. 335. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 978-0915279371 online at www.efloras.org
- ^ Hatch, L. (2007) Cultivars of Woody Plants Volume 1 (A-G), 2007 Edition. TCR Press Horticultural PDF. books.
- ^ "Multisite search page".
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