Buddleja pulchella N.E. Br.

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Diana's Vow

Synonyms:
Common names:	Climbing buddleja (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub, sometimes climbing, to 10 m or more. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite or subopposite, petiolate, entire but sometimes lobed; veins obscure. Inflorescence a lax panicle. Corolla white to pale orange with a darker orange or yellow throat; tube 3.7 to 6.5 times length of the lobes. Stamens included. Fruit a capsule. Seeds sometimes minutely winged.
Notes:	In addition to the Diana's Vow records, this plant has only been recorded in Zimbabwe from the Mutare area and the Vumba.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Amongst granite boulders and climbing in montane forest.
Altitude range: (metres)	1370 - 1585 m
Flowering time:	Jun - Aug
Worldwide distribution:	Eastern tropical Africa and eastern S Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	C,E
Growth form:	CS
Endemic status:
Red data list status:	Lower Risk - near threatened
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 20 October 2006
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