Salvia tiliifolia: Difference between revisions
m Dated {{Dead link}}. (Build p613) |
Paul venter (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
'''''Salvia tiliifolia''''', commonly known as '''Lindenleaf Sage''', or '''[[Tarahumara]] chia''', is an herbaceous [[Lamiaceae]] annual that grows up to {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall with a wide distribution. |
'''''Salvia tiliifolia''''', commonly known as '''Lindenleaf Sage''', or '''[[Tarahumara]] chia''', is an herbaceous [[Lamiaceae]] annual that grows up to {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall with a wide distribution. |
||
The plant is a native of [[Central America]] and has spread in many countries, growing wild in cultivated fields. First described as ''Salvia tiliaefolia'' by the botanist [[Martin Vahl (botanist)|Martin Henrichsen Vahl]] in 1794, ''Salvia tiliifolia'' has become naturalised in [[Mexico]], the [[United States]], [[Ethiopia]] (1980s) |
The plant is a native of [[Central America]] and has spread in many countries, growing wild in cultivated fields. First described as ''Salvia tiliaefolia'' by the botanist [[Martin Vahl (botanist)|Martin Henrichsen Vahl]] in 1794, ''Salvia tiliifolia'' has become naturalised in [[Mexico]], the [[United States]], [[Ethiopia]] (1980s) and [[South Africa]] (1943). Its foothold in Ethiopia resulted from its presence in grain distributed in a [[humanitarian aid]] program following prolonged droughts, after which the species spread rapidly, being strongly aromatic and shunned by grazing and browsing animals. |
||
Leaves are broadly [[leaf shape|ovate]] and petiolate, slightly pubescent, veins deeply recessed on the upper surface and exserted on the lower, with the margins finely and regularly crenate, bearing a strong resemblance to those of the ''[[Tilia]]'' or Linden tree. The inflorescence can be simple or paniculate with a hispid, ribbed calyx. Seeds are small and black.<ref>[http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/data/vitex/lamiales96.pdf A Central American Weedy Salvia in Ethiopia - Sebsebe Demissew]</ref> |
Leaves are broadly [[leaf shape|ovate]] and petiolate, slightly pubescent, veins deeply recessed on the upper surface and exserted on the lower, with the margins finely and regularly crenate, bearing a strong resemblance to those of the ''[[Tilia]]'' or Linden tree. The inflorescence can be simple or paniculate with a hispid, ribbed calyx. Seeds are small and black.<ref>[http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/data/vitex/lamiales96.pdf A Central American Weedy Salvia in Ethiopia - Sebsebe Demissew]</ref> |
||
==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
||
{{Auto images |
|||
<gallery perrow=3> |
|||
|total_width=700 |
|||
File:Salvia tiliifolia01.jpg |
|||
|width2=3072|height2=2048|image2=Salvia tiliifolia02.jpg|caption2=<center>Foliage & flower spike |
|||
|width3=1431|height3=888|image3=Salvia tiliifolia03.jpg|caption3=<center>Persistent calyces |
|||
}} |
|||
</gallery> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 08:19, 14 January 2013
| Salvia tiliifolia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | S. tiliifolia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia tiliifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Salvia tilaefolia Vahl | |
Salvia tiliifolia, commonly known as Lindenleaf Sage, or Tarahumara chia, is an herbaceous Lamiaceae annual that grows up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall with a wide distribution.
The plant is a native of Central America and has spread in many countries, growing wild in cultivated fields. First described as Salvia tiliaefolia by the botanist Martin Henrichsen Vahl in 1794, Salvia tiliifolia has become naturalised in Mexico, the United States, Ethiopia (1980s) and South Africa (1943). Its foothold in Ethiopia resulted from its presence in grain distributed in a humanitarian aid program following prolonged droughts, after which the species spread rapidly, being strongly aromatic and shunned by grazing and browsing animals.
Leaves are broadly ovate and petiolate, slightly pubescent, veins deeply recessed on the upper surface and exserted on the lower, with the margins finely and regularly crenate, bearing a strong resemblance to those of the Tilia or Linden tree. The inflorescence can be simple or paniculate with a hispid, ribbed calyx. Seeds are small and black.[1]
Gallery
References
External links
 | This Lamiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |