Buddleja fallowiana
Buddleja fallowiana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
Buddleja fallowiana is a flowering plant species in the Scrophulariaceae family, native to Yunnan province in western China. It thrives in open woodlands, along forest edges, and near watercourses. The species was collected by George Forrest in 1906 and formally described in 1917 by Balfour and Smith, honoring George Fallow, a Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh gardener who died in 1915.
Description
Buddleja fallowiana belongs to the genus Buddleja and is part of the Scrophulariaceae family, commonly known as the figwort family. This species is endemic to Yunnan province in China, where it is found in open woodland and along forest margins and waterways. It was first collected in 1906 by the Scottish botanist George Forrest. The plant was named in 1917 by Balfour and Smith in honor of George Fallow, a gardener at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, who died in Egypt in 1915 from injuries sustained during the Gallipoli Campaign.
Distribution
China South-Central · Tibet
Synonyms
Buddleja fallowiana var. alba
