Salvia melissodora

Salvia melissodora

Salvia melissodora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Salviinae
Genus: Salvia
Subgenus: Salvia subg. Calosphace
Sectio: S. sect. Scorodonia
Species: Salvia melissodora

Name

• Salvia melissodora Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 2 (1816)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Salvia dugesii Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 500. 1901.
  • Salvia microphylla Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic.: 9. 1893, nom. illeg.
  • Salvia scorodonia Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 264. 1833), orth. var.
  • Salvia scorodoniifolia Desf. ex Poir. in Lam., Encycl., Suppl. 5: 46. 1817.
  • Salvia scorodoniifolia var. crenaea Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 524. 1900.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lagasca, M. 1816. Genera et species plantarum, quae aut novae sunt, aut nondum recte cognoscuntur. VII + 35 pp., 2 tt. Ex Typographia Regia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Salvia melissodora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Salvia melissodora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Salvia melissodora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Salvia melissodora. Published online. Accessed: May 13 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Grape-scented Sage
español: Mirto Uva
עברית: מרווה דבשית

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