Salvia officinalis
Sage
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Salvia officinalis Linneus
SYNONYMS: Salvia officinalis cvs. [eg 'purpurea' & 'purpurascens' with purple leaves, known as Purple Sage]
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ASTERIDAE; Lamiales; LAMIACEAE
GENERAL NOTE: A culinary herb. The essential oil derived from the leaves is used in food & pharmaceutical production.
Vouchers:
None Recorded.
References:
p.734 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.1000 Hortus 3rd
p.1033 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM03b, zD02
McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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