Salvia lankongensis

Salvia lankongensis is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, growing in grasslands and thickets at 3,800 m (12,500 ft) elevation. S. lankongensis grows on erect stems to 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) tall. The leaves are elliptic-ovate, typically ranging in size from 2.5 to 6 cm (0.98 to 2.36 in) long and 1.5 to 4.5 cm (0.59 to 1.77 in) wide. Inflorescences are 6-flowered verticillasters, in terminal racemes or raceme-panicles with a blue corolla that is 1.7 to 1.9 cm (0.67 to 0.75 in).[1]

Salvia lankongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. lankongensis
Binomial name
Salvia lankongensis
C. Y. Wu

Notes

  1. "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. Harvard University. 17: 157. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2011.


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