Salvia bifidocalyx

Salvia bifidocalyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. bifidocalyx
Binomial name
Salvia bifidocalyx
C. Y. Wu & Y. C. Huang

Salvia bifidocalyx is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, found growing on rocky mountains at 3,500 m (11,500 ft) elevation. S. bifidocalyx has a few slender ascending stems that reach 33 cm (13 in) tall, with hastate leaves that are 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) long and 1.7 to 3 cm (0.67 to 1.18 in) wide.

Inflorescences are 2-4 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, 2 to 9 cm (0.79 to 3.54 in) long. The 1.5 to 1.7 cm (0.59 to 0.67 in) corolla is yellow-brown, with purple-black spots on lower lip.[1]

Notes

  1. "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 161–162. 1994.
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