Salvia nilotica Juss. ex Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Toothache (seed)
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Cultivation

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

Leaf

Salvia nilotica leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Salvia nilotica leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salvia nilotica flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Salvia nilotica flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Salvia nilotica flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salvia nilotica world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456789-1
WFO ID wfo-0000301707
COL ID 79GRS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia hochstetteri Salvia intermedia Salvia macrorrhiza Salvia nilotica Salvia parviflora Salvia pungens Horminum niloticum Salvia applanata Salvia abyssinica Salvia spinosa