Buddleja coriacea
| Buddleja coriacea | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddleja coriacea |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Buddleja coriacea | ||||||||||||
| J.Rémy |
Buddleja coriacea is a plant of the genus Buddleia ( Buddleja ) in the family of Figworts (Scrophulariaceae). It is native to the high Puna regions of the Andes .
description
Buddleja coriacea grows as a small tree with a twisted trunk, which reaches heights of 2 to 8 meters and a trunk diameter of 15 to 60 centimeters.
Its small, orange-colored flowers bloom from January to July and the orange-colored fruits ripen from May to July.
Common names
In Quechua this species is called puna kiswar or qulli and in Aymara qulli . Hence the Spanish term colle is derived . The name Kiswar is used for various Buddleja species, but especially for Buddleja incana .
distribution
Buddleja coriacea grows in the Andes ( Bolivia and southern half of Peru ) at altitudes between about 3000 and 5000 meters, especially in the Puna and Suni zones according to Javier Pulgar Vidal .
The species was planted as a forest tree at the time of the Inca ( mallki in contrast to wild trees sach'a ). Since then, the stock has declined sharply due to use for firewood, construction timber and overgrazing .
Buddleja coriacea is planned for reforestation measures in the Andean region together with also indigenous Polylepis and Escallonia species, Schinus molle and Buddleja incana .
use
Tools are traditionally made from the hard wood of Buddleja coriacea , including the "foot plow" (chakitaklla) , but also spoons and trowels.
The leaves are traditionally used - similar to those of Buddleja incana - for compresses for toothache; their infusion serves as a diuretic . The orange-red flowers provide a natural yellow color .
Systematics
The species Buddleja coriacea was first described and published in 1847 by the French botanist Jules Ezechiel Rémy .
Synonyms for Buddleja coriacea J.Rémy are Buddleja buxifolia Kraenzl. , Buddleja oblongifolia Rusby , Buddleja rhododendroides Kraenzl. , Buddleja ususch Kraenzl. , Buddleja utilis Kraenzl.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Yachay Wasi: Million Native Trees Campaign in the Peruvian Andes .
- ^ A b c d Daniel W. Gade: Nature and culture in the Andes , 1999, P. 62: Deforestation and reforestation of the central andean highlands. The case of the Buddlejas .
- ↑ Qheswa simi hamut'ana kuraq suntur: Simi Taqe Qheswa - Español - Qheswa. Qusqu, Piruw 2006. p. 461: qolli according to the local 5-vowel notation
- ↑ Diccionario Aymara - Español ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique , sér. 3, 8, 1847, p. 226.
- ↑ Buddleja coriacea at Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
