Salvia bowleyana (southern danshen; in Chinese: nan dan shen) is a perennial plant native to China, south of the Yangtze River, growing on hillsides, beside streams, in forests, and in valleys between 30 and 9,600 metres (98 and 31,496 ft) elevation. It is used medicinally in China in the same way as Salvia miltiorrhiza[1] and is often confused with it. Salvia miltiorrhiza's common name is "dan shen", while S. bowleyana's is "nan dan shen", which means "southern dan shen".[2]

Salvia bowleyana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. bowleyana
Binomial name
Salvia bowleyana

Salvia bowleyana grows up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, with flowers that are purple to purple-blue.[3]

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  1. ^ Kintzios, Spiridon E. (2000). Sage: The Genus Salvia. CRC Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-90-5823-005-8.
  2. ^ Foster, Steven; Chongxi Yue (1992). Herbal emissaries: bringing Chinese herbs to the West : a guide to gardening, herbal wisdom, and well-being. Bear & Company. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-89281-349-0.
  3. ^ "Salvia Bowleyana". Flora of China. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2009-03-27.