Salvia hispanica

Salvia hispanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. hispanica
Binomial name
Salvia hispanica
Synonyms[1]
  • Kiosmina hispanica (L.) Raf.
  • Salvia chia Colla
  • Salvia chia Sessé & Moc. nom. illeg.
  • Salvia neohispanica Briq. nom. illeg.
  • Salvia prysmatica Cav.
  • Salvia schiedeana Stapf
  • Salvia tetragona Moench
Chia seeds

Salvia hispanica, one of several related species commonly known as chia (/ˈtʃiːə/), is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala.[2] It is considered a pseudocereal, cultivated for its edible, hydrophilic chia seed, grown and commonly used as food in several countries of western South America, western Mexico, and the southwestern United States.[3]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Salvia hispanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. ^ Immel, Diana L (29 January 2003). "Chia, Salvia columbariae Benth.; Plant Symbol = SACO6" (PDF). Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 May 2017.