Salvia bifidocalyx
| Salvia bifidocalyx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. bifidocalyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvia bifidocalyx C. Y. Wu & Y. C. Huang
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Salvia bifidocalyx (Yunnan cleft sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, found growing on rocky mountains at 3,500 m (11,500 ft) elevation. S. bifidocalyx has a few slender ascending stems that reach 33 cm (13 in) tall, with hastate leaves that are 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) long and 1.7 to 3 cm (0.67 to 1.18 in) wide.
Inflorescences are 2–4 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, 2 to 9 cm (0.79 to 3.54 in) long. The 1.5 to 1.7 cm (0.59 to 0.67 in) corolla is yellow-brown, with purple-black spots on lower lip.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 161–162. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.