Salvia meiliensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Salvia |
Species: | S. meiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Salvia meiliensis S. W. Su
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Salvia meiliensis (sparking danshen) is a perennial plant that is native to Anhui province in China, found growing on roadsides at 1,000 to 1,300 m (3,300 to 4,300 ft) elevation. S. meiliensis grows on erect stems 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in) tall. Inflorescences are widely spaced 8 to many-flowered verticillasters in racemes or panicles, with a yellowish corolla that is 1.5 to 1.6 cm (0.59 to 0.63 in).[1]