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784. SALVIA × WESTERAE
Author(s) -
Wood John R. I.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12068
Subject(s) - salvia , pollination , botany , biology , hybrid , traditional medicine , medicine , pollen
Summary Salvia × westerae is described and illustrated, its floral characteristics being contrasted with those of its parents. The characteristics and distribution of the parent species, S alvia haenkei and S. orbignaei , are discussed and short biographies of their eponymous discoverers, H aenke and D'O rbigny are provided. Pollination syndromes in A merican S alvia are briefly discussed and the rare occurrence of natural hybrids in the A mericas is noted.
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