Salvia namaensis Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

Much branched shrublet or bushy shrub 0.3-1.2 m tall, often herbaceous above and woody below, yellow-green or grey-green, strongly aromatic and somewhat viscid; stems shortly and often crisply tomentose and gland-dotted, eventually glabrescent. Leaves shortly petiolate; blade irregularly lyrate-pinnatifid, coriaceous, (10-)15-40 x (5-)10-20 mm, markedly rugose, shortly hispid above, denser to crisped, strongly reticulate and freely gland-dotted beneath. Inflorescence simple, of up to 14 verticils, spaced below, more crowded above, verticils 4(-6)-flowered. Calyx glandular-hispidulous, up to 8 mm long in fruit. Corolla white, mauve or blue, 8-12 mm long; tube 5-8 mm long; upper lip straight, 3-6 mm long; lower lip usually longer than the upper.
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Bushy shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high; much branched; herbaceous above and woody below; stems shortly and often crisply tomentose and gland-dotted (strongly aromatic, somewhat viscid), eventually glabrescent. Leaves shortly petiolate, irregularly lyrate-pinnatifid, 15-40 x 10-20 mm, coriaceous, markedly rugose; upper surface shortly hispid, denser to crisped; lower surface strongly reticulate, freely gland-dotted. Inflorescence simple; verticillasters up to 14, spaced below, more crowded above, each 4-6-flowered. Calyx glandular-hispidulous, up to 8 mm long in fruit. Corolla: tube 5-8 mm long; upper lip straight; lower lip usually longer than the upper. Flowering time Mar.-May?.
Shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high. Stems erect, much branched, herbaceous above, woody below; yellowish or greyish green, shortly tomentose to glabrescent, gland dotted. Leaves petiolate; blade obovate, 15-40 x 10-20 mm, margins irregularly lyrate-pinnatifid, upper surface rugose, hispid, lower surface prominently reticulate, hispid, gland dotted. Flowers: verticils up to 6-flowered; calyx up to 8 mm long, glandular-hispidulous; corolla with tube 5-8 mm long, upper lip straight, 3-6 mm long, lower lip longer than upper one, white, mauve or blue; Dec.-May.
Strongly aromatic, ± viscid, velvety shrublet, 0.3-1.2 m tall. Leaves leathery, lyrate-pinnatifid, markedly rugose, roughly hairy. Flowers in up to 14 verticils, crowded above, calyx glandular-hispidulous, not enlarging in fruit, corolla white, mauve or blue.
Aromatic, sticky, velvety shrub to 1.2 m. Leaves leathery, lyrate-pinnatifid, roughly hairy. Flowers in verticils, calyx roughly glandular-hairy, corolla white, mauve or blue, 8-12 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.2
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 5-8
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 26
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Distribution

Salvia namaensis world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456759-1
WFO ID wfo-0000301670
COL ID 6XGPD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Salvia burchellii Salvia namaensis Salvia burchellii var. burchellii Salvia burchellii var. hispidula