Salvia chicamochae

Salvia chicamochae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. chicamochae
Binomial name
Salvia chicamochae
J.R.I. Wood & Harley

Salvia chicamochae is an annual herb that is endemic to the Chicamocha canyon, in the far north of Boyacá in Colombia. It is found at 1,200 to 1,800 m (3,900 to 5,900 ft) elevation, on steep rocky slopes, in open arid bushland.

Salvia chicamochae is sticky and aromatic, growing erect up to 20 to 70 cm (7.9 to 27.6 in) high. The ovate leaves are 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) long and 3.5 to 6 cm (1.4 to 2.4 in) wide.

The inflorescence is of simple terminal racemes, 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) long. The 10 mm (0.39 in) cylindrical corolla tube is white, the 10 mm (0.39 in) upper lip pale blue, and the 20 mm (0.79 in) lower lip bright blue, flowering from October to December.[1]

  1. ^ Wood, J. R. I.; Harley, R. M. (1989). "The Genus Salvia (Labiatae) in Colombia". Kew Bulletin. 44 (2). Springer: 253–255. doi:10.2307/4110799. JSTOR 4110799.