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Buddleja salviifolia
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gwasha, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Chipambati (Shona) Sagewood (English) |
| Frequency: | Common in the E Highlands |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree with drooping branches. Stipules leaf-like. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, grey-green above and with a typically wrinkled appearance (reminiscent of the cultivated Sage, Salvia officinalis L., from which the species name is derived), greyish white below. Flowers in large terminal, pyramidal heads, creamy white, lilac or purple; sweetly scented. Fruit an ovoid capsule, 4-5 mm long, protruding about halfway from the persistent calyx. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | salviifolia: leaves like Salvia |
| Habitat: | Occurring at forest margins, in submontane grassland and on rocky hillsides, often as a pioneer species. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 2500 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania to South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
| Growth form: | S |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 30 March 2007 |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Buddleja salviifolia pageFlora of Mozambique: Buddleja salviifolia
African Plant Database: Buddleja salviifolia
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Buddleja salviifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Buddleja salviifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Buddleja salviifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Buddleja salviifolia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Buddleja salviifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Buddleja salviifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Buddleja salviifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Buddleja salviifolia
Tropicos: Buddleja salviifolia
West African Plants database: Buddleja salviifolia
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