Salvia heterochroa E. Peter

Plants perennial. Stems 1 (or 2), striate, black-brown, densely brownish pilose apically, glabrescent basally. Petiole 1-22 cm; leaf blade elliptic-ovate, 4-13 × 2.5-10 cm, papery, adaxially glabrous, abaxially yellow-brown on veins when dry, gray cobwebby-tomentose, minutely glandular, base shallowly cordate to subtruncate, margin coarsely double crenate, apex obtuse to rounded. Inflorescences densely brownish silky-villous, glandular pilose; verticillasters 2-6-flowered, widely spaced, in raceme-panicles; bracts leaflike basally, gradually reduced apically, margin crenate, longer than calyx, upper bracts entire. Pedicel 3-6 mm. Calyx campanulate, 1-1.5 cm, glandular pilose, 2-lipped to ca. 1/3 its length; upper lip broadly triangular-ovate, margin entire, apex acute or 3-mucronate; lower teeth ovate-triangular, apex acute. Corolla blue-purple or dark purple, 2.5-3 cm; tube slightly zigzag, projected, adaxially abruptly dilated, curved upward, white cobwebby-pilose, pilose annulate inside; upper lip broadly ovate, ca. 9 mm, glandular pilose; lower lip slightly longer than upper, middle lobe obcordate-orbicular, ca. 1 × 2 cm, glabrous; lateral lobes obovate. Filaments ca. 3 mm; connectives curved, ca. 5 mm, arms equal. Style as long as corolla. Nutlets dark brown, globose-ovoid, ca. 4 mm. Fl. Sep.

Yunnan.

* Grassy slopes; 3500-3800 m.

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Salvia heterochroa is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, found growing on grassy slopes at 3,500 to 3,800 m (11,500 to 12,500 ft) elevation. S. heterochroa grows on one or two stems, with elliptic-ovate leaves that range in size from 4 to 13 cm (1.6 to 5.1 in) long and 2.5 to 10 cm (0.98 to 3.94 in) wide.

Inflorescences are 2-6 flowered widely spaced verticillasters in raceme-panicles. The plant has a dark purple or blue-purple corolla that is 2.5 to 3 cm (0.98 to 1.18 in).

Salvia heterochroa adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Lamiaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Lamiales. Spesies Salvia heterochroa sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Salvia. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh E.Peter.

Salvia heterochroa là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa môi. Loài này được E.Peter miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1934.

异色鼠尾草（学名：Salvia heterochroa）为唇形科鼠尾草属的植物，是中国的特有植物。分布在中国大陆的云南等地，生长于海拔3,500米至3,800米的地区，一般生于草坡上，目前已由人工引种栽培。