Salvia subg. Perovskia

Salvia subg. Perovskia
Salvia × floriferior 'Blue Spire'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Salvia
Subgenus: Salvia subg. Perovskia
(Kar.) J.B.Walker, B.T.Drew & J.G.González

Salvia subgenus Perovskia is a group of species within the flowering plant genus Salvia, which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus Perovskia. Members of the group are native to southwestern and central Asia. It includes the garden plant Russian sage (Salvia × floriferior).

The subgenus and former genus are named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).

Species
  1. Salvia abrotanoides (Kar.) Systma – Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India
  2. Salvia bungei J.G.González, formerly Perovskia virgata Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan
  3. Salvia karelinii J.B.Walker, formerly Perovskia angustifolia Kudrjasch. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  4. Salvia klokovii J.B.Walker, formerly Perovskia linczevskii Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan
  5. Salvia kudrjaschevii (Gorschk. & Pjataeva) Systma – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
  6. Salvia pobedimovae J.G.González, formerly Perovskia botschantzevii Kovalevsk & Kochk. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
  7. Salvia scrophulariifolia (Bunge) B.T.Drew – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  8. Salvia yangii B.T.Drew – Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang
Hybrids
  1. Salvia × floriferior Dolat. & Ziel. – so-called "Russian sage", also referred to as Perovskia × hybrida (unplaced taxon) and its synonym Perovskia × superba in Europe and Russia: (S. abrotanoides × S. yangii)
  2. Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov – Kyrgyzstan: (S. abrotanoides × S. karelinii)

Cultivation

Plants in cultivation are almost all hybrids, including Salvia 'Blue Spire', which is very likely Salvia × floriferior, a naturally occurring hybrid between the entire-leaved Salvia yangii and Salvia abrotanoides. The leaves of this breed have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike S. yangii which has entire leaves with shallow teeth.

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References

  1. ↑ "Genus: Perovskia Kar". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  2. ↑ Drew, B.T., González-Gallegos, J.G., Xiang, C.L., Kriebel, R., Drummond, C.P., Walked, J.B. and Sytsma, K.J., 2017. Salvia united: The greatest good for the greatest number. Taxon, 66(1), pp.133-145.
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 222 分药花属 fen yao hua shu Perovskia Karelin, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 14: 15. 1841.
  5. 1 2 Seneta W, Dolatowski J, Zieliński J. Dendrologia, ed. 13, p.730.
  6. ↑ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
  7. 1 2 "Plants of the World Online Species Records of Perovskia". Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  8. ↑ Phillips, Roger & Rix, Martyn (1993). "Perovskia 'Blue Spire'". Perennials : Volume 2 Late Perennials. London: Pan Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-330-32775-6.

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