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728. SALVIA OXYPHORA
Author(s) -
Wood John R. I.,
Ray Harley
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01770.x
Subject(s) - salvia , traditional medicine , medicine
The Bolivian endemic Salvia oxyphora Briq. is described and illustrated; the circumstances of its discovery, possible reasons for its reduced population in the wild and suggestions for its cultivation are given. The molecular status of Salvia and the probable break‐up of the genus as traditionally circumscribed are discussed.