''Salvia coriana'' is a

perennial plant A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

that is endemic to tropical cloud forest in

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, growing at approximately elevation on the northwestern slopes of Pico Zunil in the Sierra Chuatroj range. ''S. coriana'' is a

liana A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...

which grows up to into the tree canopy, with erect arching branches. Leaves are opposite, with petioles and leaf blades that are long and wide. Inflorescences are lax 3–6 flowered verticillasters. The calyces are dark purple as they age. The corollas are sky blue, with the upper lip long, and the lower lip , flowering in late December to early January. It is apparently related to '' Salvia recurva'', but grows as a liana, with smaller leaves, and shorter upper and lower corollas which are blue. The specific epithet honors Jean Coria (1926–2008), a longtime Salvia grower who was associated with the

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coriana Flora of Guatemala {{Salvia-stub