Salvia aurea (beach salvia, dune salvia, golden salvia, bruin- of sandsalie, geelblomsalie) is a shrubby evergreen perennial native to South Africa.
| Salvia aurea | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. aurea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Salvia aurea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Description
editIt has numerous woody stems growing to more than 1 m (3.3 ft)in height and width, with sparse grey-green leaves. The flowers start out as a bright yellow, turning into a rusty color, with the dark rusty-colored calyx persisting long after fruiting begins.[2] The flowers are shaped like a parrot's beak and occur in pairs at the ends of branches.[3]
Taxonomy
editThe species was first named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 using the specific epithet afr.lutea, which may be expanded to africana lutea (or africana-lutea). Epithets consisting of two adjectives are not allowed by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, so this name is invalid.[4] Linnaeus's 1762 name Salvia aurea was the accepted name as of April 2024[update].[1] The lutea part of Linnaeus's 1753 name, meaning yellow, was based on the belief that there were no brown flowers.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is native to coastal sand dunes and hills on the coast of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape in South Africa.[2]
Traditional use
editSalvia aurea was used by early European settlers to treat colds, tuberculosis, and chronic bronchitis. Traditional indigenous healers use it for respiratory ailments, influenza, gynaecological complaints, fever, headaches and digestive disorders.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Salvia aurea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ a b Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.
- ^ a b Clarke, Hugh G.; Merry, Corinne (2019). Wild flowers of the Cape Peninsula (3rd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 978-1-77584-640-6. OCLC 1124073483.
- ^ "Salvia afr.lutea L." International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 119, Issue 3, 28 October 2008, Pages 664-672 Ethnobotany in South Africa doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.030 Review South African Salvia species: A review of biological activities and phytochemistry G.P.P. Kamatoua, N.P. Makungab, W.P.N. Ramogolab and A.M. Viljoena