Salvia lankongensis is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, growing in grasslands and thickets at 3,800 m (12,500 ft) elevation. S. lankongensis grows on erect stems to 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) tall. The leaves are elliptic-ovate, typically ranging in size from 2.5 to 6 cm (0.98 to 2.36 in) long and 1.5 to 4.5 cm (0.59 to 1.77 in) wide. Inflorescences are 6-flowered verticillasters, in terminal racemes or raceme-panicles with a blue corolla that is 1.7 to 1.9 cm (0.67 to 0.75 in).[1]
| Salvia lankongensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. lankongensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvia lankongensis C. Y. Wu
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Notes
edit- ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 157. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2011.