Salvia cavaleriei

Salvia cavaleriei is an herb that is native to Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces in China, growing in forests, on hillsides, and streamsides at 500 to 2,700 m (1,600 to 8,900 ft) elevation. S. cavaleriei is a short, robust plant reaching 12 to 32 cm (4.7 to 12.6 in) tall. Inflorescences are widely spaced 2–6 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a blue-purple to purple-red or white corolla that is approximately 0.8 cm (0.31 in).

Salvia cavaleriei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. cavaleriei
Binomial name
Salvia cavaleriei
Varieties
  • S. cavaleriei var. cavaleriei
  • S. cavaleriei var. erythrophylla (Hemsley) E. Peter
  • S. cavaleriei var. simplicifolia E. Peter

There are three named varieties. In addition to variation in leaf shape and size, they have the following flower colors:

  • S.  cavaleriei var. cavaleriei is blue-purple or purple.
  • S.  cavaleriei var. erythrophylla is dark purple or white.
  • S.  cavaleriei var. simplicifolia is purple or purple-red.[1]

References
  1. "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 166–167. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.


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