Salvia leucantha

Salvia leucantha

Salvia leucantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Salviinae
Genus: Salvia
Subgenus: Salvia subg. Calosphace
Sectio: S. sect. Albolanatae
Species: Salvia leucantha

Name

Salvia leucantha Cav., Icon. 1: 16 (1791).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Salvia bicolor Sessé & Moc., Pl. Nov. Hisp. 8 (1887), nom. illeg.
  • Salvia discolor Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic. 7 (1892), nom. illeg.
  • Salvia leucantha f. iobaphes Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 501 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Bolivia, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Colombia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madeira, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.J. 1791. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. I. iv + 67 pp., tab. 1–100. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. :

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Salvia leucantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Salvia leucantha. Published online. Accessed: January 27 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Salvia leucantha. Accessed: 27 January 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Salvia leucantha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 27. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Strauchiger Salbei
English: Mexican bush sage
español: salvia cruz, salvia rabo de gato, cola de borrego
עברית: מרווה צחורה
日本語: サルビア・レウカンサ、アメジストセージ、メキシカンブッシュセージ
中文: 墨西哥鼠尾草

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