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Lamiaceae

Salvia africana L.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia

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Salvia africana: Salvia africana , flowers; in renosterveld, between Tulbagh and Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Afrikaans
Afrikaanse salie, Blousalie, Perdesalie
arz
سالفيا افريكانا
azb
سالویا آفریکانا-کارولا
Hebrew
מרווה אפריקאית
Persian
مریمگلی آفریقایی

Synonyms

  • Arischrada molucellae (Benth.) Pobed.
  • Crolocos colorata (Vahl) Raf.
  • Megyathus acetabulosum (L.) Raf.
  • Salvia acetabulosa L.
  • Salvia africana-caerulea L.
  • Salvia barbata Lam.
  • Salvia colorata Vahl
  • Salvia integerrima Mill.
  • Salvia lanuginosa Burm.f.
  • Salvia molucellae Benth.
  • Salvia rotundifolia Salisb.
  • Salvia subspathulata Lehm.
  • Salvia tauricola Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss.
  • Salvia undulata Benth.
  • Stiefia molucellae (Benth.) Soják

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.