Salvia xalapensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Mexico.[1] Compounds obtained from Salvia xalapensis have been investigated for their possible medical or insecticidal uses.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. xalapensis
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| Salvia xalapensis Benth.[1]
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Taxonomy
editSalvia xalapensis was first described by George Bentham in 1848.[2] In 1844, Martin Martens and Henri Guillaume Galeotti published the name Salvia polystachya. As of May 2024[update], Plants of the World Online regarded this as an illegitimate synonym of Salvia xalapensis.[1] In 1791, Antonio José Cavanilles had described a different species as Salvia polystachia[3] (also spelt Salvia polystachya.[4])
Phytochemistry
editSalvia xalapensis is one of a number of Salvia species whose phytochemistry has been investigated, for taxonomic reasons and to study the biological activity of the compounds present, which might have medical or insecticidal uses. Four new diterpenes were among the 13 different compounds isolated from three populations of Salvia xalapensis. Two of the diterpenes had a novel molecular skeleton.[5] An in vitro study showed that the diterpene salvixalapadiene obtained from Salvia xalapensis had potential as an insecticide against Drosophila melanogaster.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Salvia xalapensis Benth.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ "Salvia xalapensis Benth.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ "Salvia polystachia Cav.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-02
- ^ "Salvia polystachya Cav.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ Tello Aburto, Rudolfo & Esquivel Rodríguez, Baldomero (2001), "Estudio fitoquímico de Salvia xalapensis Benth.", Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society (in Spanish), 45 (special issue), C/9; abstract
- ^ Rodrigues, Gabriela Cristina Soares; dos Santos Maia, Mayara; Silva Cavalcanti, Andreza Barbosa; de Sousa, Natália Ferreira; Scotti, Marcus Tullius & Scotti, Luciana (2021), "In Silico Studies of Lamiaceae Diterpenes with Bioinsecticide Potential against Aphis gossypii and Drosophila melanogaster", Molecules, 26 (3), 766, doi:10.3390/molecules26030766, PMC 7867283, PMID 33540716