- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Salvia L.
Salvia officinalis L.

[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
- salvia
[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
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1600 - 2900 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, subarbusto
[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 southern Europe
- Morphology General Habit
- Aromatic shrub to 60 cm, with pubescent branches.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves conspicuously petiolate, oblong-elliptic, 2–8 × 0.8–2.5 cm, entire or with a small pair of lobes at base, crenulate, ± densely whitepubescent beneath; verticils 4–8-flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts elliptic, lower ones foliaceous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx campanulate, 8–10 mm long, pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla purplish blue, 15–25 mm long; tube 10–15 mm long; anterior lip broad and slightly longer than the posterior lip.
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1600–2900 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cundinamarca.
- Habit
- Herb, Subshrub.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Colombia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Alt. 1600 - 2900 m.
- Conservation
- Not Evaluated.
[UPFC]
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
[UPB]
- Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
- Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
- Use Materials
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Medicines Respiratory System Disorders
- Leaves and flowers - Used in liquid medicines to alleviate bad breath (Lagos-López 2007).
- Use Medicines Skin or Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Disorders
- Leaves and flowers - Used in liquid medicines as an astringent (Lagos-López 2007).
Native to:
Albania, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Alabama, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Korea, Libya, Maine, Michigan, Morocco, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
- Spanish
- Salvia.
Salvia officinalis L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Nicholson, G. [1586], Great Britain | K000929959 | neotype | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 23 (1753)
Accepted by
- Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich Stapfia 95: 141-161.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
- Reales, A., Rivera, D., Palazón, J.A. & Obón, C. (2004). Numerical taxonomy study of Salvia sect. Salvia (Labiatae) Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 145: 353-371.
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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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