Salvia sinica
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| Salvia sinica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. sinica |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia sinica Migo[1] | |
Salvia sinica is a perennial plant that is native to the hills of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces in China. S. sinica grows on one to a few erect stems to 50 to 100 cm (20 to 39 in) tall, with stem leaves that are narrowly ovate and smaller terminal leaflets that are ovate to oblong-lanceolate. Inflorescences are 5–12 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes, with a corolla that is tawny, purplish or purple on the upper lip, 1.6 to 2.2 cm (0.63 to 0.87 in).[2]