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Salvia splendens
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Salvia splendens Sellow ex Roem. & Schult., Mant. Pl. 1: 185. 1822; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 585. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Scarlet Sage
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Description:
Subshrubby. Leaves ovate, to 8 x 5 cm, base cuneate, margin serrate, apex acuminate, glandular-punctate below; petiole to 4 cm. Racemes terminal, to 16 cm; verticillasters to 6-flowered; peduncles puberulous; pedicels to 4 mm; bracts ovate-lanceolate, to 1 x 0.5 cm, scarlet. Calyx broadly tubular, to 1.5 cm; tube 8-nerved; lobes ovate-acute. Corolla scarlet; tube 3 cm, compressed; upper lip erect, 1.3 cm, 2-fid at apex; lower lip shorter, 3-lobed. Stamens 2, exserted; filaments 5 mm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Brazil
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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