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Lamiaceae

Salvia oppositiflora Ruiz & Pav.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia

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Salvia oppositiflora: A mint of Peru and Ecuador, sacred to the Quechua peoples. In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/mints/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Quechua
Urqu ñukch'u, Urqu ñukchu
Spanish
Ñucchu

Synonyms

  • Codanthera glabra Raf.
  • Salvia cupheifolia Kunth
  • Salvia grata Vahl
  • Salvia strictiflora Hook.

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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.