Salvia dolichantha is a herbaceous perennial native to Sichuan province in China, growing at 3,700 m (12,100 ft) elevation. It grows up to 80 cm (31 in) high, with purple flowers that are approximately 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The leaves are cordate-ovate to hastate-ovate, 6.5 to 9 cm (2.6 to 3.5 in) long and 5.5 to 9 cm (2.2 to 3.5 in) wide.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Salvia |
Species: | S. dolichantha
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Binomial name | |
Salvia dolichantha E. Peter
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Notes
edit- ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 152. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.