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Genus:
Salvia (Sage genus) Life
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About 900 species, distributed in temperate and tropical regions
worldwide, with 26 native species and four naturalised species in southern
Africa. There are an additional 23 exotic species that are cultivated in
this region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Salvia africana-caerulea |
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Salvia africana-lutea |
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Salvia albicaulis |
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Salvia aurita |
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Salvia chamelaeagnea |
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Salvia coccinea
Recorded from Zimbabwe. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Salvia dentata |
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Salvia disermas |
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Salvia dolomitica |
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Salvia garipensis |
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Salvia granitica |
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Salvia lanceolata |
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Salvia muirii |
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Salvia namaensis |
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Salvia nilotica
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Salvia obtusata |
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Salvia radula |
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Salvia reflexa
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
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Salvia repens |
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Salvia runcinata |
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Salvia scabra |
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Salvia schlechteri |
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Salvia thermarum |
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Salvia triangularis |
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Salvia tysonii |
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Salvia verbenaca |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Salvia coccinea (Red salvia)
Native to Brazil and naturalised in southern Africa. Has been recorded
from Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga,
KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape). |
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Salvia reflexa (Mintweed)
Native to the USA and Mexico. |
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Salvia stenophylla |
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Salvia tiliifolia
Indigenous from Texas to South America. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Salvia amplexicaulis
Native to the Balkans. |
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Salvia azurea (Blue sage)
Native to south-eastern USA. |
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Salvia canariensis
Native to the Canary Islands. |
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Salvia carduacea
Native to California. |
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Salvia columbariae (Chia)
Native to Mexico. |
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Salvia confertiflora
Native to Brazil. |
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Salvia elegans
(Pineapple-scented sage)
Native to Mexico. |
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Salvia farinacea
Native to southern USA and Mexico. |
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Salvia hispanica (Chia)
Indigenous from Mexico to Colombia. |
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Salvia involucrata
Native to Mexico. |
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Salvia leucantha
Indigenous from Mexico to Colombia. Cultivated in gardens in southern
Africa. |
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Salvia magnifica
Origin unknown. |
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Salvia microphylla
Native to Mexico. |
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Salvia officinalis (Sage)
Native to Europe. |
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Salvia pallens
Origin unknown. |
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Salvia patens
Native to Mexico. |
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Salvia pratensis (Meadow clary)
Native to Europe. |
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Salvia salicifolia
Native to Brazil. |
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Salvia sclarea (Clary)
Native to Europe and western Asia. |
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Salvia splendens (Scarlet sage)
Native to Brazil. |
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Salvia taraxacifolia
Native to Morocco. |
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Salvia uliginosa
Native to South America. |
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Salvia viridis (Bluebeard)
Native to southern Europe. |
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Herbivores in southern Africa
Publications
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 2003. Lamiaceae. In
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an
annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 584-600. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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