''Salvia atrorubra'' is a
perennial plant that is native to
Yunnan province in China, found growing in forests at elevation. ''S. atrorubra'' grows on erect stems to tall, with
ovate
Ovate may refer to:
*Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other botanical parts
*Ovate, a type of prehistoric stone hand axe
*Ovates, one of three ranks of membership in the Welsh Gorsedd
*Vates
In modern English, the nouns vates () and ovat ...
leaves that are typically long and wide, sometimes slightly smaller.
Inflorescences are 2-flowered verticillasters in axillary and terminal
raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
s. The plant has a red corolla that is .
Notes
atrorubra
Flora of China
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