7290.000 Salvia
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Inflorescence a spike, raceme or panicle; flowers in 2-many-flowered whorls; bracts usually reduced, rarely similar to the upper leaves. Calyx 2-lipped; upper lip entire or 3-toothed, the central tooth often shorter or obsolete; lower lip equally 3-toothed, longer than the upper. Corolla 2-lipped; tube usually enlarging towards the throat; upper lip usually longer than lower, usually concave and ± flattened; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed, the central lobe usually much larger than the 2 lateral. Stamens 2, ascending; staminodes 2, small and usually inconspicuous. Style included or exserted. Readily recognised by the combination of ascending stamens and the number of stamens (2). Worldwide: 900 species, from the tropics to temperate zones and especially in America, Sino-Himalayas and SW Asia Zimbabwe: 16 cultivated taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | Content |
| aurea L. | |
| azurea Lam. var. grandiflora Benth. | |
| coccinea Buch’hoz ex Etl. | Description, Image |
| farinacea Benth. | |
| greggii A. Gray | Image |
| hispanica L. | |
| involucrata Cav. | |
| leucantha Cav. | |
| microphylla Kunth | |
| nilotica Juss. ex Jacq. | Description, Image |
| officinalis L. | |
| patens Cav. | |
| reflexa Hornem. | |
| sclarea L. | |
| splendens Roem. & Schultes | |
| uliginosa Benth. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SalviaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Salvia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Salvia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Salvia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Salvia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Salvia
JSTOR Plant Science: Salvia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Salvia
Plants of the World Online: Salvia
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Wikipedia: Salvia