Buddleja incana is a species of shrub or tree in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to the Andes.Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA
Description Buddleja incana is a dioecious tree or shrub, 4 – 15 m tall, the trunk < 50 cm at the base, the bark brownish and furrowed. The branches are subquadrangular and tomentose, and form a rounded crown. The coriaceous leaves are mostly oblong, 7 – 21 cm long by 1 – 5 cm wide, the upper surface glabrescent, often bullate or rugose, the lower white or yellowish tomentose. The yellow to orange paniculate inflorescences have 2 – 3 orders of leafy-bracted branches bearing heads 1 – 1.5 cm in diameter, each with 15 – 40 flowers, the corollas 3 – 4 mm long. Ploidy: 2n = 76.
Distribution and habitat Buddleja incana is present in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, growing in canyon bottoms along streams at elevations of 2,700 – 4,500 m.
Vernacular names Buddleja incana is called kiswar in Quechua,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) kiswara in Aymara,Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary) quishuar in Spanish.
Uses The leaves are used in folk medicine against toothache and as diuretic.
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