Salvia plebeia
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Description
Erect herb, 40-60 cm or more.
Leaves membranaceous, sparsely hirsute or nearly glabrous, very narrowly elliptic or narrowly ovate, 2-4 by 0.8-1.5 cm, subacute or obtuse, base usually cuneate, entire;
Flowers 4-10 in a verticillaster.
Distribution
Asia-Temperate: Korea present, Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present), Australasia, Cagayan Prov present, Continental SE. Asia present, Deccan present, Japan present, Karo-Batak Lands present, N. Sumatra present, Toba plateau present
Continental SE. Asia (from the Deccan to Korea and Japan) to Australia; in Malesia: N. Sumatra (Karo-Batak Lands: Toba plateau) and Philippines (Cagayan Prov.), very rare. The New Guinea record mentioned in the precursor should be omitted; it was cultivated in a botanic garden at Lae.
Citation
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 970
F.-VILL. 1880: Nov. App.: 165
Merr. 1917: Int. Rumph.: 457
VIDAL 1885: Phan. Cuming. Philip.: 136
BTH. 1848 – In: DC., Prod. 12: 355
PRAIN 1907 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 713
Ridl. 1923 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 655
R.BR. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 413
KENG 1969: p. 162. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: f. 29 d-f.
R.BR. 1918: Sp. Blanc.: 337
QUIS. 1951: Medic. Pl. Philip.: 833
R.BR. 1886: Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip.: 214
BLANCO 1877 – In: Fl. Filip., ed. 3: 27