Salvia mexicana

Salvia mexicana

Salvia mexicana

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. Briquetia
Species: Salvia mexicana

Name

Salvia mexicana L., Sp. Pl. 1: 25 (1753).

Homonyms

• Salvia mexicana Hemsl. = Salvia discolor Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 294 (1818).
• Salvia mexicana Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic.: 10 (1893), nom. illeg. = This name is unplaced.
• Salvia mexicana Walter = Salvia azurea Michx. ex Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 253 (1804).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hemistegia mexicana (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 90 (1837).
  • Sclarea mexicana (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 14 (1768).

• Heterotypic
  • Jungia altissima Moench, Methodus: 379 (1794).
  • Salvia amethystina Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 74 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Salvia lupulina Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 542 (1900).
  • Salvia melissifolia Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 94 (1829), nom. inval.
  • Salvia mexicana f. minor Sessé & Moc., Naturaleza (Madrid), ser. 2, 2(App.): 10 (1893).
  • Salvia mexicana var. major Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 297 (1833).
  • Salvia mexicana var. minor Benth. in DC., Prodr. 12: 337 (1848).
  • Salvia nitidifolia Ortega, Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 53 (1798).
  • Salvia papilionacea Cav., Icon. 4: 9 (1797).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 25. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Salvia mexicana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Salvia mexicana. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Salvia mexicana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Salvia mexicana. Published online. Accessed: May 13 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican sage
español: Tlacote

For more multimedia, look at Salvia mexicana on Wikimedia Commons.