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Salvia cynica

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Salvia cynica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. cynica
Binomial name
Salvia cynica

Salvia cynica is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing in forests and streamsides at 1,500 to 3,200 m (4,900 to 10,500 ft) elevation. The leaves are broadly ovate to broadly hastate-ovate or subcircular, ranging in size from 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in) long and 3 to 18 cm (1.2 to 7.1 in) wide.

Inflorescences are 2–6-flowered widely spaced verticillasters in raceme-panicles up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long. The yellow corolla is 4 cm (1.6 in), blooming July–August.[1]

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  1. ^ "Lamiaceae" (PDF). Flora of China. 17. Harvard University: 155. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14.