Salvia orbignaei

Salvia orbignaei is an undershrub that is endemic to Bolivia, growing on rocky slopes with other low shrubs at 2,400 to 3,400 metres (7,900 to 11,200 ft) elevation. It frequently appears following landslides or road building.

Salvia orbignaei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. orbignaei
Binomial name
Salvia orbignaei
Synonyms

Salvia cochabambensis Rusby
Salvia kuntzeana Briq.
Salvia chariantha Briq.

S. orbignaei grows .5 to 1 metre (1.6 to 3.3 ft) high, with subsessile leaves that are 2 to 9 cm (0.79 to 3.54 in) by .8 to 1.3 cm (0.31 to 0.51 in). The inflorescence of lax terminal racemes grows 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in) long, with mostly 2–4-flowered verticillasters and a pinkish-purple corolla that is 3.5 to 4.5 cm (1.4 to 1.8 in) long.[1]

Notes

  1. Wood, J. R. I. (2007). "The Salvias (Lamiaceae) of Bolivia". Kew Bulletin. Springer. 62 (2): 177–207. JSTOR 20443346.


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