Salvia

Not to be confused with Saliva.
For the species known for its psychoactive properties, see Salvia divinorum. For other uses, see Salvia (disambiguation).

Salvia
Common sage (Salvia officinalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Salvia
L.[1]
Type species
Salvia officinalis
Species

see List of Salvia species

Synonyms[2]
List
  • Aethiopis (Benth.) Opiz
  • Aethyopys (Benth.) Opiz
  • Aitopsis Raf.
  • Arischrada Pobed.
  • Audibertia Benth., nom. illeg.
  • Audibertiella Briq.
  • Belospis Raf.
  • Calosphace Raf.
  • Codanthera Raf.
  • Covola Medik.
  • Crolocos Raf.
  • Dorystaechas Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.
  • Drymosphace Opiz
  • Elelis Raf.
  • Enipea Raf.
  • Epiadena Raf.
  • Euriples Raf.
  • Fenixanthes Raf.
  • Flipanta Raf.
  • Gallitrichum Fourr.
  • Glutinaria Raf.
  • Hematodes Raf.
  • Hemisphace Opiz
  • Hemistegia Raf.
  • Horminum Mill., nom. illeg.
  • Jungia Heist. ex Fabr., nom. rej.
  • Kiosmina Raf.
  • Larnastyra Raf.
  • Lasemia Raf.
  • Leonia Cerv.
  • Leonura Usteri ex Steud.
  • Lesemia Raf.
  • Megyathus Raf.
  • Melinum Medik.
  • Melligo Raf.
  • Meriandra Benth.
  • Oboskon Raf.
  • Ormiastis Raf.
  • Ormilis Raf.
  • Perovskia Kar.
  • Piaradena Raf.
  • Plethiosphace Opiz
  • Pleudia Raf.
  • Polakia Stapf
  • Pycnosphace Rydb.
  • Ramona Greene
  • Rhodochlamys S.Schauer
  • Rhodormis Raf.
  • Rosmarinus L.
  • Salviastrum Scheele
  • Schraderia Medik.
  • Sclarea Mill.
  • Sobiso Raf.
  • Sphacopsis Briq.
  • Stenarrhena D.Don
  • Stiefia Medik.
  • Terepis Raf.
  • Zhumeria Rech.f. & Wendelbo

Salvia (/ˈsælviə/)[3] is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals.[4][5][6] Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae.[4] One of several genera, commonly referred to as sage, it includes two widely used herbs, Salvia officinalis (common sage, or just "sage") and Salvia rosmarinus (rosemary, formerly Rosmarinus officinalis).

The genus is distributed throughout the Old World and the Americas (over 900 total species), with three distinct regions of diversity: Central America and South America (approximately 600 species); Central Asia and the Mediterranean (250 species); Eastern Asia (90 species).[4]

  1. ^ "Salvia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  2. ^ "Salvia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "salvia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Walker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Sutton, John (2004). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Salvias. Workman Publishing Company. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-0-88192-671-2.
  6. ^ Clebsch & Barner 2003, p. 18.