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Salvia cyanotropha

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Salvia cyanotropha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. cyanotropha
Binomial name
Salvia cyanotropha

Salvia cyanotropha is a rare and little known perennial Salvia that is endemic to the Ocaña region and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It is found in dryland gullies at 200 to 1,800 m (660 to 5,910 ft) elevation.

S. cayanotropha grows up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) high, with shortly petiolate/ovate leaves that are 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) long and 2 to 2.5 cm (0.79 to 0.98 in) wide. The inflorescence has terminal racemes that are 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in) long, with a blue corolla and a veined upper lip.[1]

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  1. ^ Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin. 44 (2). Springer: 248. doi:10.2307/4110799. JSTOR 4110799.