Salvia officinalis ContentDistribution Citation Distribution Asia-Tropical: Jawa (Jawa cultivated), southern EuropeNative of southern Europe. Cultivated in mountain regions in Java. Citation Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 413 BURM. f. 1768: Fl. Ind.: 13 F.-YILL. 1880: Nov. App.: 165 BACK. & BAKH. f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 626 THUNB. 1825: Fl. Jav.: 15