Salvia atrorubra C. Y. Wu

Close to Salvia castanea, but with reddish corollas and subtruncate, scarcely 2-lipped calyces.

Plants perennial. Stems erect, to 55 cm, floccose-villous. Petiole 10(-12) cm; leaf blade ovate, (5-)6-10.5 × (3-)4-8 cm, ± membranous, densely brownish or brown floccose-tomentose-villous when young, adaxially sparsely villous, abaxially villous especially along veins, sparsely yellowish glandular with age, base cordate to hastate, margin irregularly crenate to shallowly obtuse serrate, apex acute. Inflorescences densely pubescent, villous; verticillasters 2-4-flowered, in axillary racemes ca. 10 cm and terminal ones 10-12 cm, interrupted toward base, ± continuous toward apex; peduncle to 5 cm; lower bracts leaflike, margin dentate; upper bracts subcircular to broadly ovate, 1-1.5 × 0.6-1.2 cm, margin entire. Pedicel 3-4 mm. Calyx campanulate, ca. 1.8 cm, subtruncate or obscurely 2-lipped, veins slightly villous; upper lip truncate; lower lip longer, ca. 2 mm; teeth triangular, apex acute, mucronate. Corolla red, ca. 3.5 cm, villous, adaxially constricted just below hairy annulus, adaxially dilated, slightly curved upward beyond middle, slightly constricted, ca. 1.1 cm wide at throat; upper lip subcircular, ca. 1 cm in diam.; lower lip ± semicircular, ca. 1.7 cm wide; middle lobe subobcordate, ca. 7 mm wide. Filaments ca. 8 mm, slightly curved; connectives ca. 8 mm. Style exserted. Nutlets unknown. Fl. Jun.

Yunnan

* Forests; ca. 2700 m.

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Salvia atrorubra is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, found growing in forests at 2,700 m (8,900 ft) elevation. S. atrorubra grows on erect stems to 55 cm (22 in) tall, with ovate leaves that are typically 6 to 10.5 cm (2.4 to 4.1 in) long and 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in) wide, sometimes slightly smaller.

Inflorescences are 2-flowered verticillasters in axillary and terminal racemes. The plant has a red corolla that is 3.5 cm (1.4 in).

Salvia atrorubra adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Lamiaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Lamiales. Spesies Salvia atrorubra sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Salvia. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh C.Y. Wu, 1977..

Salvia atrorubra là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa môi. Loài này được C.Y.Wu miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1977.

暗红鼠尾草（学名：Salvia atrorubra）为唇形科鼠尾草属下的一个种。