Salvia dolichantha

Not to be confused with Salvia dolichantha (Cory) Whitehouse, an illegitimate name applied to Salvia whitehousei.
Salvia dolichantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. dolichantha
Binomial name
Salvia dolichantha
E. Peter

Salvia dolichantha is a herbaceous perennial native to Sichuan province in China, growing at 3,700 m (12,100 ft) elevation. It grows up to 80 cm (31 in) high, with purple flowers that are approximately 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The leaves are cordate-ovate to hastate-ovate, 6.5 to 9 cm (2.6 to 3.5 in) long and 5.5 to 9 cm (2.2 to 3.5 in) wide.[1]

Notes

  1. "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 152. 1994.
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