784. SALVIA × WESTERAE: Lamiaceae

In: Curtis's botanical magazine, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 130-142

Abstract

SummarySalvia × westerae is described and illustrated, its floral characteristics being contrasted with those of its parents. The characteristics and distribution of the parent species, Salvia haenkei and S. orbignaei, are discussed and short biographies of their eponymous discoverers, Haenke and D'Orbigny are provided. Pollination syndromes in American Salvia are briefly discussed and the rare occurrence of natural hybrids in the Americas is noted.