- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Salvia L.
Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.

[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- flor de Jericó
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Naturalizada y adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 500 - 1900 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Orinoquia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Orinoquia. Elevation range: 500–1900 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[KBu]
Wood, J. R. I. (2007). The Salvias (Lamiaceae) of Bolivia. Kew Bulletin, 62(2), 177-221. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20443346
- Conservation
- Least concern
- Distribution
- Widely distributed in tropical America south to Argentina (Xifreda 1999: 776) but mainly in mountainous regions (apparently absent from Brazil). Very local and scattered in occurrence and usually known from only a small number of localities in each country. In Bolivia, like S. occidentalis, it is quite frequent in the Yungas of La Paz but is only known elsewhere from a single record from near Santa Cruz. It is a plant of roadsides and similar disturbed places, showing some preference for old terrace walls. It is usually found at lowish altitudes from 600 to 1600 m and it may be that the exceptional altitude of 2500 m recorded below is an error. Its status as a native species is doubtful; it might be an ancient introduction.
- Morphology General Habit
- An annual or, more commonly, short-lived perennial herb reaching about 30 cm in height and readily recognised by the spreading white setose hairs on the stem
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves long-petiolate, 3 - 6 x 2 - 5 cm, deltoid, acute, basally truncate and shortly attenuate onto the petiole
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence of terminal racemes; calyx 0.8 - 0.9 cm long, the upper lip 5-veined, the -teeth acute; corolla 2 - 2.2 cm long, red, the lower lip twice as long as the upper; stamens long exserted; style glabrous, exserted, the upper arm recurved and much shorter than the lower.
- Note
- Readily recognised by the combination of red corollas, strongly exserted stamens and long petiolate, small, ovate leaves. The stems are covered in distinctive, white, spreading hairs. Section Rudes Epling
- Phenology
- Grows in areas receiving rain sporadically throughout the year, so found in flower at any season.
- Type
- Plate 2, cent. 2, dec. 3 in Buc'hoz, M. (1772), chosen by Pereira dos Santos (1994: 155). See Epling (1939: 133) for complete synonymy.
[FTEA]
Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Salvia, RM Polhill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Note
- Native of tropical America, probably Brazil
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb or shrub 60–150 cm tall, with long fine spreading hairs on stems.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves ± triangular, usually cordate at base, 3–6 × 1–3.5 cm, pubescent; verticils 6–10(–14)flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts elliptic-lanceolate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx tubular, 7–10 mm long, pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla scarlet, rarely yellow, pink or white, 20–24 mm long; posterior lip fairly short, straight; anterior lip broad and longer than posterior lip.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens and style well exserted
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
Native to:
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China Southeast, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Marquesas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Norfolk Is., Ohio, Philippines, Society Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Horminum coccineum (Buc'hoz ex Etl.) Moench
- Salvia ciliata Benth.
- Salvia coccinea L.f.
- Salvia coccinea f. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) Voss
- Salvia coccinea var. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) A.Gray
- Salvia filamentosa Tausch
- Salvia galeottii M.Martens
- Salvia glaucescens Pohl
- Salvia mollissima M.Martens & Galeotti
- Salvia pseudococcinea Jacq.
- Salvia rosea Vahl
- Salvia superba Vilm.
Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 7, 2015 | Cardoso, L. [38], Cape Verde | K001134380 | No | ||
Oct 8, 2015 | Villacorta, R. [227], El Salvador | K000267143 | Yes | ||
Feb 21, 2014 | Wallich, N. [2151], Burma | K000846329 | Yes | ||
Mar 29, 2007 | Harris, W. [s.n.], Mexico | K000247987 | Yes | ||
Feb 7, 2006 | Yamamoto [12], Brazil | K000194197 | Yes | ||
Mar 1, 1976 | Dang, D. [604], Cameroon | K000025230 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1928 | Burchell [2775], Brazil | K001225074 | Yes | ||
Brenan [14396] | 41472.000 | No | |||
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.], Mexico | K000966553 | No | |||
Gaumer, G.F. [23560], Mexico | K000966552 | No | |||
Kerenga, K. [LAE77241], Papua New Guinea | K000856998 | No | |||
Johns, R.J. [7919], Papua New Guinea | K000856999 | No | |||
Gerard, P. [Cat. no. 2150], India | K001115324 | Yes | |||
Silva, J.S. [381], Brazil | K001225070 | Yes | |||
Ball, J. [2775], Brazil | K001225072 | Yes | |||
Heringer, E.P. [14418], Brazil | K001225077 | Yes | |||
Hoehne, W. [s.n.], Brazil | K001225083 | Yes | |||
Mueller, F. [447], Brazil | K001225091 | Yes | |||
Palmer, E. [1074], Mexico | K000966593 | No | |||
Palmer, E. [106], Mexico | K000966591 | No | |||
75502.000 | No | ||||
Gardner [5570], Brazil | K001225075 | Yes | |||
Buijsman, M. [17], Indonesia | K000856915 | No | |||
Duarte, A.P. [5560], Brazil | K001225081 | Yes | |||
Siqueira, O.P. [17], Brazil | K001225085 | Yes | |||
Gaumer, G.F. [453], Mexico | K000966555 | No | |||
Yamamoto, I.M. [12], Brazil | K001225071 | Yes | |||
Maingay, A.C. [1167], Malaysia | K000856881 | No | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K001225089 | Yes | |||
Usteri, A. [s.n.], Brazil | K001225073 | Yes | |||
Kebber, E. [138], Mexico | K000966592 | No | |||
Gottsberger, G. [s.n.], Brazil | K001225086 | Yes | |||
Hoehne, W. [11380], Brazil | K001225084 | Yes | |||
Sucre, D. [3963], Brazil | K001225080 | Yes | |||
Glaziou [4966], Brazil | K001225090 | Yes | |||
Palmer, E. [77], Mexico | K000966590 | No | |||
Kerr, A.F.G. [3487], Thailand | K000856876 | No | |||
Gerard, P. [Cat. no. 2150], India | K001115327 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2150], India | K001115329 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2150] | K001115326 | Yes | |||
Sucre, D. [3963], Brazil | K001225079 | Yes | |||
Barker, W.R. [LAE67777], Papua New Guinea | K000857000 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2150] | K001115325 | Yes | |||
Gaumer, G.F. [453], Mexico | K000966554 | No | |||
Krieger, L. [23319], Brazil | K001225078 | Yes | |||
Lörzing, J.A. [11849], Indonesia | K000856917 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2150] | K001115328 | Yes | |||
Smith, L.B. [2133], Brazil | K001225076 | Yes | |||
Miers, J. [3771], Brazil | K001225087 | Yes | |||
Gardner [5570], Brazil | K001225088 | Yes | |||
Martinelli, G. [10084], Brazil | K001225082 | Yes | |||
Jan 1, 1917 | Koorders, S.H. [28490], Indonesia | Salvia coccinea var. pseudococcinea | K000856916 | No | |
Mar 22, 2007 | Galeotti, H.G. [611], Mexico Gulf | Salvia galeottii | K000247978 | isotype | Yes |
First published in Salv.: 23 (1777)
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