Buddleja ibarrensis is an endangered species endemic to a small area of Ecuador in the vicinity of Ibarra in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest at an elevation of 2,200m threatened by deforestation. B. ibarrensis was first described and named by Norman.

Description

Buddleja ibarrensis is a shrub closely related to B. americana. The young branches are subquadrangular and tomentose, bearing elliptic leaves 8 – 15cm long by 3.7 – 9cm wide on 2 – 3cm petioles membranaceous, glabrescent above, and tomentose below. The white or cream inflorescence 10 – 20cm long by 7 – 18cm wide comprises two or three orders of branches bearing cymules 1 – 2cm in diameter each with 5 – 15 flowers. The funnelform corolla is 3.5 – 4mm long.

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to be in cultivation.