Salvia handelii E.Peter

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

Plants perennial. Stems 1 or 2, ascending, 50-80 cm, finely pubescent or glabrescent. Petiole 2-3 × as long as blade; leaf blade broadly ovate-triangular to subcircular, 8-19 × ca. 4-19 cm, adaxially pubescent, abaxially spreading pilose especially on veins, without glands, base cordate to hastate, margin irregularly double crenate to subdentate, ciliate, apex acute to subobtuse. Verticillasters 2-flowered, in terminal racemes or raceme-panicles; rachis somewhat densely tawny or brownish pilose, glandular hairy; bracts broadly ovate to subcircular, 0.5-1.5 cm, mostly entire but lower bracts dentate. Calyx broadly campanulate, truncate at mouth, scarcely 2-lipped, tinged a brilliant color, 1-1.5 × 1-1.5 cm, sparsely glandular, glandular pilose on margin and veins. Corolla green-white, with violet spots, 1.8-2.2 cm; tube short tubular at base, adaxially dilated at apex, exserted, subglabrous, densely white pilose annulate inside; upper lip circular, 3-4 mm wide, densely white pubescent; lower lip subequal upper, middle lobe circular, undulate; lateral lobes ovate, ciliate. Connectives short, arcuate (specimens not seen).
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Salvia handelii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456345-1
WFO ID wfo-0000301152
COL ID 6XGYS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia handelii