Salvia freyniana

Salvia freyniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Salvia
Species:	S. freyniana
Binomial name
	Salvia freyniana; Bornm.

Salvia freyniana is a critically endangered perennial plant that is endemic to Turkey, growing in sandy soil at 900 to 1,200 m (3,000 to 3,900 ft) elevation. It was first collected in 1890, described in 1892 by Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller and not discovered again until 2006. During field trips as part of a revision and study of Salvia species in Turkey, an unusual population of Salvia was discovered which was eventually shown to be the plant described by Bornmueller. It was the first collection of the plant since the original specimens in 1890.

S. freyniana grows on many ascending to erect stems to 15 to 35 cm (5.9 to 13.8 in). The inflorescence is of 3-6 flowered verticillasters, with a lilac-blue corolla with a white center, 10 to 18 mm (0.39 to 0.71 in) long, flowering from May–June. It is closely related to Salvia wiedemannii Boiss.[1]

Notes

Bagherpour, Safi; Celep, Ferhat; Dogan, Musa; Kahraman, Ahmet (December 2009). "REDISCOVERY OF SALVIA FREYNIANA BORNM. (LAMIACEAE), A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES IN TURKEY". Bangladesh J. Bot. 38 (2): 189–191. doi:10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5146. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-04.

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[1] Bagherpour, Safi; Celep, Ferhat; Dogan, Musa; Kahraman, Ahmet (December 2009). "REDISCOVERY OF SALVIA FREYNIANA BORNM. (LAMIACEAE), A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES IN TURKEY". Bangladesh J. Bot. 38 (2): 189–191. doi:10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5146. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-04.