Salvia grewiifolia
Salvia grewiifolia is an undershrub that is native to Bolivia and Brazil, growing in open dry forest and clearings.
| Salvia grewiifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. grewiifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia grewiifolia | |
S. grewiifolia grows .5 to 1.5 metres (1.6 to 4.9 ft) high, with petiolate ovate leaves that are 2 to 8 cm (0.79 to 3.15 in) by .5 to 1.5 cm (0.20 to 0.59 in). The inflorescence of short terminal racemes grows 5 to 30 cm (2.0 to 11.8 in) long, with 4-6-flowered verticillasters and a red corolla that is 1.8 to 3 cm (0.71 to 1.18 in) long.[1]
Notes
- Wood, J. R. I. (2007). "The Salvias (Lamiaceae) of Bolivia". Kew Bulletin. Springer. 62 (2): 177–207. JSTOR 20443346.
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