Not to be confused with
Saliva.
| Salvia |
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| Common sage (Salvia officinalis) |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: |
Mentheae |
| Genus: |
Salvia
L. |
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| Type species |
Salvia officinalis
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| Species |
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see List of Salvia species |
| Synonyms |
List
- Aethiopis (Benth.) Opiz
- Aethyopys (Benth.) Opiz
- Aitopsis Raf.
- Arischrada Pobed.
- Audibertia Benth., nom. illeg.
- Audibertiella Briq.
- Belospis Raf.
- Calosphace Raf.
- Codanthera Raf.
- Covola Medik.
- Crolocos Raf.
- Dorystaechas Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.
- Drymosphace Opiz
- Elelis Raf.
- Enipea Raf.
- Epiadena Raf.
- Euriples Raf.
- Fenixanthes Raf.
- Flipanta Raf.
- Gallitrichum Fourr.
- Glutinaria Raf.
- Hematodes Raf.
- Hemisphace Opiz
- Hemistegia Raf.
- Horminum Mill., nom. illeg.
- Jungia Heist. ex Fabr., nom. rej.
- Kiosmina Raf.
- Larnastyra Raf.
- Lasemia Raf.
- Leonia Cerv.
- Leonura Usteri ex Steud.
- Lesemia Raf.
- Megyathus Raf.
- Melinum Medik.
- Melligo Raf.
- Meriandra Benth.
- Oboskon Raf.
- Ormiastis Raf.
- Ormilis Raf.
- Perovskia Kar.
- Piaradena Raf.
- Plethiosphace Opiz
- Pleudia Raf.
- Polakia Stapf
- Pycnosphace Rydb.
- Ramona Greene
- Rhodochlamys S.Schauer
- Rhodormis Raf.
- Rosmarinus L.
- Salviastrum Scheele
- Schraderia Medik.
- Sclarea Mill.
- Sobiso Raf.
- Sphacopsis Briq.
- Stenarrhena D.Don
- Stiefia Medik.
- Terepis Raf.
- Zhumeria Rech.f. & Wendelbo
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Salvia () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. One of several genera commonly referred to as sage, it includes two widely used herbs, Salvia officinalis (common sage, or just "sage") and Salvia rosmarinus (rosemary, formerly Rosmarinus officinalis).
The genus is distributed throughout the Old World and the Americas (over 900 total species), with three distinct regions of diversity: Central America and South America (approximately 600 species); Central Asia and the Mediterranean (250 species); Eastern Asia (90 species).