Salvia chinensis
Salvia chinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Salvia |
Species: | S. chinensis
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Binomial name | |
Salvia chinensis Benth.
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Salvia chinensis is an annual plant that is native to several provinces in China, growing in forests, and in tufts of grass on hillsides or plains at 100 to 500 m (330 to 1,640 ft) elevation. S. chinensis grows on stems that are erect or prostrate to a height of 20 to 60 cm (7.9 to 23.6 in). Inflorescences are 6-flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a 1 cm (0.39 in) blue-purple or purple corolla.[1]
Notes[]
- ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 171–172. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.
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- Salvia
- Flora of China
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