PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / LAMIALES / LAMIACEAE / NEPETOIDEAE / MENTHEAE / SALVIA / AFRICANA
Shrub, 0.6-1.5(-2.0) m high; often branching at base, stems several, erect, sparingly branched; greyish tomentulose to hispidulous, gland-dotted, glandular hairs occasional. Leaves petiolate, blade simple, subcoriaceous, obovate-elliptic to broadly obovate, 8-25(-35) x 4-15(-25) mm, base cuneate, apex subacute to rounded, margins Sub-Entire to eroso-denticulate, occasionally auriculate at base; greenish and somewhat rugose above with short eglandular hairs, greyish tomentose and gland-dotted beneath, rarely almost glabrous. Inflorescence often dense or spaced below with 5-12 verticils; verticils 2-6-flowered; bracts ovate, cuspidate, up to 10 x 9 mm, persistent. Calyx ± funnelshaped, glandular-villous, expanding to 14 mm in fruit, purple-tinged. Corolla light blue to bluish purple or pinkish, tube 8-10 mm long; upper lip falcate, 8-18 mm long; lower lip as long as upper with broad reflexed median lobe. From: Bredenkamp, CL; Ngoepe, N. 2019. Lamiaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1125-1164. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Grey-hairy shrub, up to 2 m tall. Leaves obovate, sometimes toothed. Flowers in verticils, calyx glandular-silky, enlarging up to ± 14 mm long in fruit, corolla mauve to blue or pink with darker spots, 16-28 mm long, upper lip hooded, 8-18 mm long. From: Snijman, DA. 2013. Lamiaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 410-412. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Grey-hairy shrub to 2 m with stems almost terete. Leaves obovate, sometimes toothed. Flowers in verticils, calyx glandular-silky, corolla mauve to blue or pink with darker spots, 16-28 mm long, upper lip hooded. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Lamiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 601-604. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Shrub 0.6-1.5(-2) m tall, often branching at the base with several erect, usually sparingly branched stems; stems greyish-tomentulose to hispidulous, gland-dotted and occasionally with glandular hairs. Leaves petiolate; blade simple, sub-coriaceous, obovate-elliptic to broadly obovate, 8-25(-35)x 4-15(-25) mm, greenish and somewhat rugose above with short eglandular hairs, greyish-tomentulose and gland-dotted beneath, rarely almost glabrous, apex subacute to rounded, base cuneate, margin subentire to eroso-denticulate, occasionally auriculate at the base. Inflorescence often dense or spaced below with 5-12 verticils; verticils 2-6-flowered; bracts ovate, cuspidate, up to 10 x 9 mm, persistent. Calyx somewhat funnel-shaped, glandular-villous, expanding to 14 mm in fruit, purple-tinged. Corolla light blue to bluish purple or pinkish, the lower lip usually with a paler blue margin and white to yellowish in the centre, 16-28 mm long; tube 8-10 mm long; upper lip falcate, 8-18 mm long; lower lip as long as the upper with a broad reflexed median lobe. From: Codd, LEW. 1985. Lamiaceae: 14. Salvia. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa 28(4): 79-102. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209555#page/9/mode/1up] [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
There is a good deal of variation in size and shape of leaves, density of indumentum and size of corolla. It is sometimes confused with S. chamelaeagnea which has a coarser, glandular pubescence, shorter hairs on the calyx and deciduous bracts. From: Codd, LEW. 1985. Lamiaceae: 14. Salvia. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa 28(4): 79-102. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209555#page/9/mode/1up] [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Albany Thicket. From: Bredenkamp, CL; Ngoepe, N. 2019. Lamiaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1125-1164. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Sandy flats and rocky slopes. From: Snijman, DA. 2013. Lamiaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 410-412. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Sandy or clay flats and slopes. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Lamiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 601-604. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
In coastal fynbos and on rocky slopes. From: Codd, LEW. 1985. Lamiaceae: 14. Salvia. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa 28(4): 79-102. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209555#page/9/mode/1up] [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Just S of Vanrhynsdorp to Cape Peninsula to Montagu. From: Snijman, DA. 2013. Lamiaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 410-412. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Namaqualand to Cape Peninsula to Montagu and Botrivier. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Lamiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 601-604. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
Distributed from Vanrhynsdorp district to Cape Town and eastwards to Montagu and Caledon with an odd record from Peddie district in the Eastern Cape Province. From: Codd, LEW. 1985. Lamiaceae: 14. Salvia. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa 28(4): 79-102. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209555#page/9/mode/1up] [CC BY] As: Salvia africana-caerulea L.
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 38 (1762)
Salvia lanuginosa Burm.f.
Salvia undulata Benth.
Salvia africana-caerulea L., not validly published
Published in: Sp. Pl. 1: 26 (1753)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africaase-salie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Afrikaanse salie | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Afrikaanse-salie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Aromatic sage | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublom | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublom salie | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublommetjie salie | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublommetjiesalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublommmetjiesalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublomsalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| bloublomsalie | Afrikaans | Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Lamiaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 601-604. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublomsalie | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| bloublomsalie | Afrikaans | Snijman, DA. 2013. Lamiaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 410-412. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublomsalie | Afrikaans | Steyn, HM; Van Rooyen, G. 1999. Cedarberg: Clanwilliam & Biedouw Valley (SA Wildflower Guide 10). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloublomsaliebos | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Bloumedisyn | Afrikaans | Du Plessis, EP; Mason, H. 1972. Western Cape Sandveld Flowers. C. Struik, Cape Town. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Blousalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Blousalie | Afrikaans | Du Plessis, EP; Mason, H. 1972. Western Cape Sandveld Flowers. C. Struik, Cape Town. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Blue sage | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Perdesalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Perdesalie | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Perdesalie | Afrikaans | Steyn, HM; Van Rooyen, G. 1999. Cedarberg: Clanwilliam & Biedouw Valley (SA Wildflower Guide 10). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Purple sage | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Purple sage | English | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Red sage | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Sage | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Salie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Salvia | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Sandsalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wild sage | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wild sage | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wild sage | English | Bond, P; Goldblatt, P. 1984. Plants of the Cape Flora - a descriptive catalogue, J. S. African Bot.: 1-455. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wild sage | English | Steyn, HM; Van Rooyen, G. 1999. Cedarberg: Clanwilliam & Biedouw Valley (SA Wildflower Guide 10). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wild salvia | English | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wildesalie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wildesalie | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
| Wilde-salie | Afrikaans | Acocks, JPH. 1976. Field notebooks (1936-1976). |
Salvia africana-caerulea L. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Lamiales
FAMILY Lamiaceae
SUBFAMILY Nepetoideae
TRIBE Mentheae
GENUS Salvia
SPECIES africana
12 results for Salvia africana L.
Barcode: PRE0569064-0 Collector(s) & number: Palmer, PA, 317 | 1998-9-9
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Betty's Bay. Porter Drive.
General notes: Fynbos. Well drained. Table Mountain Sandstone. Full sun. Slope: gentle. Burnt November 4, 1997.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0997368-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 7192 | 2004-9-4
South Africa, Western Cape, Stellenbosch District. Paradyskloof, western slopes of Stellenbosch Mountain, edge of Brandwacht Farm. Sample 7 alongside track through pine plantation.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Lamiaceae Bredenkamp, CL; Ngoepe, NIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2)1125-1164
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Lamiaceae Snijman, DAIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 410-412
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Lamiaceae Manning, JC; Goldblatt, PIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 601-604
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1985
FLORA CHAPTER
Lamiaceae: 1. Ajuga Codd, LEWIn: OA Leistner (ed.). Flora of Southern Africa 28(4)7-8
Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria
1985
FLORA CHAPTER
Lamiaceae: 14. Salvia Codd, LEWIn: OA Leistner (ed.). Flora of Southern Africa 28(4)79-102
Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria
1984
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Plants of the Cape Flora - a descriptive catalogue Bond, P; Goldblatt, PJournal of South African Botany: 1-455
1972
1966
SERIES
Common names of South African plants Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, EMemoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 35: 1-642
Government Printer, Pretoria
No results found for Salvia africana L.
| Part(s) of plant used | Use(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Plant | Colds | Githens, TS. 1948. Drug plants of Africa, Vol. 8. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. [All rights reserved] |
| Plant | Colds | Githens, TS. 1948. Drug plants of Africa, Vol. 8. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. [All rights reserved] |
| Plant | Colds | Githens, TS. 1948. Drug plants of Africa, Vol. 8. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. [All rights reserved] |
| Plant | Colds | Githens, TS. 1948. Drug plants of Africa, Vol. 8. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. [All rights reserved] |
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