Salvia cynica
| Salvia cynica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. cynica |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia cynica Dunn | |
Salvia cynica is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing in forests and streamsides at 1,500 to 3,200 m (4,900 to 10,500 ft) elevation. The leaves are broadly ovate to broadly hastate-ovate or subcircular, ranging in size from 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in) long and 3 to 18 cm (1.2 to 7.1 in) wide.
Inflorescences are 2-6 flowered widely spaced verticillasters in raceme-panicles up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long. The yellow corolla is 4 cm (1.6 in), blooming July-August.[1]
Notes
- ↑ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 155. 1994.
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