Salvia polystachia

Not to be confused with Salvia polystachya M.Martens & Galeotti, a synonym of Salvia xalapensis.

Salvia polystachia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. polystachia
Binomial name
Salvia polystachia
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Salvia brevicalyx Benth.
  • Salvia caesia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Salvia cataria Briq.
  • Salvia compacta var. irazuensis Kuntze
  • Salvia compacta var. latifolia Kuntze
  • Salvia compacta var. oerstediana Kuntze
  • Salvia durandiana Briq. ex T.Durand & Pittier
  • Salvia eremetica Cerv. ex Lag., not validly publ.
  • Salvia flexuosa C.Prezl ex Benth., nom. illeg.
  • Salvia ghiesbreghtii Fernald
  • Salvia igualensis Fernald
  • Salvia lenta Fernald
  • Salvia lilacina Fernald
  • Salvia lineatifolia Lag.
  • Salvia menthiformis Fernald
  • Salvia polystachia var. albicans Fernald
  • Salvia polystachia subsp. caesia (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Briq.
  • Salvia polystachia subsp. durandiana Briq.
  • Salvia polystachia var. philippensis Fernald
  • Salvia polystachia var. potosiana Briq.
  • Salvia polystachia var. seorsa Fernald
  • Salvia polystachya Ortega, nom. illeg. hom.[2]
  • Salvia reducta Epling

Salvia polystachia, also spelt Salvia polystachya, is a herbaceous perennial native to central Mexico and south through Central America into Panama,[1] typically growing at elevations from 5,000 to 10,000 feet in mild climates where there is some summer rain. It is one of the species used as chia[3] and it is rarely seen in horticulture.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Salvia polystachia Cav." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tropicos_17602150 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Calzada, Fernando; Yepez-Mulia, Lilian; Tapia-Contreras, Amparo; Bautista, Elihú; Maldonado, Emma; Ortega, Alfredo (May 2010). "Evaluation of the antiprotozoal activity of neo-clerodane type diterpenes from Salvia polystachya against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia: Antiprotozoal Activity of Neo-Clerodane Type Diterpenes from Salvia Polystachya". Phytotherapy Research. 24 (5): 662–665. doi:10.1002/ptr.2938. PMID 19610033.
  4. ^ Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.