Lavandula buchii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, endemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It was first described by Philip Barker-Webb and Sabin Berthelot, as part of an 1844–1850 publication that has been dated to 1844.[1][2][3]

Lavandula buchii
In habitat, near Taganana, Tenerife
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. buchii
Binomial name
Lavandula buchii
Webb & Berthel.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lavandula pinnata var. buchii (Webb & Berthel.) Benth.

Description

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Lavandula buchii is a woody shrub growing up to 1 metre high.[4] Inflorescences are long, branched, ovate bracts, calyx hairy with violet veins; the corolla blue-violet. Leaves are pinnate and sometimes bipinnate, with somewhat fleshy, greyish leaflets.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lavandula buchii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-02
  2. ^ Webb, Philip Barker & Berthelot, Sabin (1844) [title page 1836–1850], "Lavandula buchii", Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries: Vol. 3(2) Phytographia Canariensis, p. 58, retrieved 2018-02-02
  3. ^ Stafleu, Frans A. & Cowan, Richard S. (1988), Taxonomic Literature, Volume VII: W–Z, vol. 7, retrieved 2018-02-02, p. 120
  4. ^ "Plants of the Canary Islands". June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "British Wild Plant: Lavandula buchii". www.ukwildflowers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.