Salvia subg. Perovskia

Salvia subgenus Perovskia is a group of species within the flowering plant genus Salvia, which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus Perovskia.[2] Members of the group are native to southwestern and central Asia.[3][4] It includes the garden plant Russian sage (Salvia yangii).

Salvia subg. Perovskia
Salvia '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[1]

The subgenus and former genus are named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).[5]

Species[6]
  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, formerly Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. – Russian sage - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang
Hybrids[6]
  1. Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov - Kyrgyzstan: (P. abrotanoides × P. angustifolia) (S. abrotanoides × S. kareliniii)

Cultivation

Plants in cultivation are often Salvia 'Blue Spire' (syn. Perovskia 'Blue Spire'), thought to be a hybrid between the entire-leaved Salvia yangii and Salvia abrotanoides. The leaves of this cultivar have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike S. yangii which has entire leaves with shallow teeth.[7]

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. Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
  6. "Plants of the World Online Species Records of Perovskia". Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  7. 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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