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Taxonomy

Notes:

A tentatively accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Physical Description

Family Lamiaceae:

Herbs, sometimes subshrubs or shrubs, annual or perennial, usually aromatic. Stems and branches usually 4-angled. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled or alternate, simple to pinnately dissected or compound, without stipules. Inflorescences generally compound, sometimes flowers solitary and axillary; verticillasters 2- to many flowered, subtended by leaves or bracts. Flowers bisexual, zygomorphic, rarely subactinomorphic, bracteolate or not. Calyx persistent, 5-toothed, 2-lipped; upper lip 3-toothed or entire (deciduous in Scutellaria) ; lower lip 2- or 4-toothed; tube sometimes hairy annulate inside. Corolla limb usually 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed and lower 3-lobed, rarely upper lip entire and lower 4-lobed, also rarely limb (4- or) 5-lobed; tube hairy annulate inside. Stamens epipetalous, 4 or 2, free, rarely filaments connate, sometimes one staminodial; anther 1- or 2-celled, usually dehiscing longitudinally; disc persistent. Ovary superior, 2-celled and each cell 2-ovuled and style subterminal, or ovary 4-parted and each lobe 1-ovuled and style gynobasic (from bases of ovary lobes) with 2-cleft apex. Fruit usually 4 dry nutlets. Seeds with or without endosperm.

Approximately 3500 species in 220 genera, distributed worldwide, but mostly in the Mediterranean region and SW Asia. China has 807 species in 96 genera.^[1]

Genus Salvia:

Herbs, subshrubs, or shrubs. Leaves simple or pinnately compound. Verticillasters 2- to many flowered, in racemes, panicles, or spikes, rarely solitary, axillary; bracteoles minute. Calyx tubular to campanulate, hairy or glabrous on throat inside, 2-lipped; upper lip entire, 2-toothed, or 3-mucronate; lower lip 2-toothed. Corolla 2-lipped; tube straight, horizontal, curved upward or adaxially dilated, with or without hairy annulus inside; upper lip folded, straight or falcate, apex entire or emarginate; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed; middle lobe widest, margin entire, apex emarginate, fringed, or 2-lobulate; lateral lobes oblong or circular, spreading or reflexed. Stamens 2; filaments short, horizontal or erect; connectives prolonged, linear, T-shaped; upper arms with fertile elliptic or linear anther cells; lower arms robust or slender, with fertile or sterile anther cells, separated or connected to each other; staminodes 2, small or absent. Style 2-cleft, lobes subulate, linear or circular, equal, anterior lobe larger or posterior lobe indistinct. Disc slightly swollen in front or ringlike. Nutlets triquetrous, ovoid or oblong, glabrous, smooth.

About 900(-1100) species: tropical and temperate zones of the Old and New World, 84 species in China.

There are many taxonomic problems in the flora area, especially in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces; collation with the situation in the Himalaya is much needed.^[2]

Habit: Compact, sturdy plant.

Flowers: Bloom Period: June, July, August. • Flower Color: mauve, pink, rose

Distribution

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Borders. Dried Flowers. • Care: Hardy and trouble-free. Heat and drought tolerant. Pinch lightly in spring to keep plant bushy. Remove spent flowers to prolong blooming season.

Growth

Culture: Space 6-8' apart.

Soil: Soil: Prefers organic, well-drained soil.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Similar Species

Members of the genus Salvia:

There are approximately 2,912 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: S. amethystina ampelophylla · S. amethystina sumapacis · S. amethystina vetasiana · S. aratocensis suratensis · S. azurea media · S. azurea mexicana · S. azurea pitcheri · S. azurea typica · S. blancoana amethystea · S. blancoana hegelmaieri · S. blancoana maurorum · S. blancoana mesatlantica · S. blancoana vellerea · S. bogotensis aratocensis · S. bogotensis suratensis · S. camarifolia ibiricensis · S. carnosa typica · S. compacta irazuensis · S. cyanocephala macrostigmantha · S. dorrii argentea · S. dorrii carnosa · S. dorrii gilmanii · S. erythrostoma isabelina · S. fruticosa thomasii · S. gachantivana woodii · S. japonica taipingshanensis · S. lavandulifolia amethystea · S. lavandulifolia approximata · S. lavandulifolia blancoana · S. lavandulifolia gallica · S. lavandulifolia maurorum · S. lavandulifolia mesatlantica · S. lavandulifolia pyrenaeorum · S. melaleuca totensis · S. mellifera jonesii · S. nemorosa valentina · S. officinalis gallica · S. officinalis oxyodon · S. orthostachys soatensis · S. pauciserrata derasa · S. pauciserrata erythrocalicina · S. pauciserrata lasiocalicina · S. polystachya compacta · S. polystachya durandiana · S. pratensis bertolonii · S. pratensis saccardiana · S. rubescens colombiana · S. rubescens dolichothrix · S. rubescens truxillensis · S. rufula latens · S. rufula paezorum · S. sphacelioides anaglypha · S. sphacelioides paxfluminensis · S. sylvestris tesquicola · S. sylvestris villicaulis · S. verbenaca lanigera · S. 'Allen Chickering' (Sage) · S. 'Amber' · S. 'Anthony Parker' · S. 'Aromas' (Salvia) · S. 'Bee's Bliss' · S. 'Belhaven' · S. 'Betsy's Purple' (Sage) · S. 'Black Knight' (Salvia) · S. 'Blackcurrant' · S. 'Blue Bird' · S. 'Blue Chiquita' (Sage) · S. 'Blue Sky' · S. 'Blue Vein' · S. 'Cabrillo Sunrise' (Salvia) · S. 'Cabrillo Sunset' (Salvia) · S. 'Caroline' (Salvia) · S. 'Celestial Blue' (Las Pilitas Sage) · S. 'Christine Yeo' (Hybrid Salvia) · S. 'Cleopatra Mixed' · S. 'Cleopatra Rose' · S. 'Cleopatra Salmon' · S. 'Crème Caramel' · S. 'Daras Choice' (Salvia) · S. 'Darky' · S. 'Flare' · S. 'Frieda Dixon' (Salvia) · S. 'Glory of Stuttgart' · S. 'Gracias' (Creeping Sage) · S. 'Hummingbird Forest Fire' · S. 'Indigo Spires' (Sage) · S. 'Jean's Purple Passion' (Sage) · S. 'Katheena' (Salvia) · S. 'Louis Saso' (Salvia) · S. 'Maraschino' (Sage) · S. 'Marine Blue' (Sage) · S. 'Monrovia' · S. 'Mrs Beard' (Salvia) · S. 'Mulberry Wine' · S. 'Nazareth' · S. 'Nel' · S. 'Newe Ya'ar' · S. 'Peaches and Cream' · S. 'Peru Blue' · S. 'Phoenix Mixed'

Bibliography

• Wu Cheng-yih & Li Hsi-wen, eds. 1977. Labiatae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 1-649, 66: 1-647.

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Notes

Contributors:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 29, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 29, 2007:

• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15544282
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457527-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 890763

Footnotes:

1. Xi-wen Li & Ian C. Hedge "Lamiaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 50. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
2. "Salvia". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 195. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.