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Enriched botanical record

Salvia coccinea

Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.

Also indexed asTexas sageAceitilla extranjeraBanderillaBanderilla coloradaBlood sageBlood sage, Scarlet sage, Texas sage, Tropical sage, Cherry red sageCizanaCountry belle
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
Use categories4
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia
Scientific name with authorshipSalvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Horminum coccineum (Buc'hoz ex Etl.) MoenchMentha sylvestris var. mollissima (Schübl. & G.Martens) BeckerSalvia ciliata Benth.Salvia coccinea Buc'hozSalvia coccinea L.f.Salvia coccinea f. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) VossSalvia coccinea subsp. pumila Barr & SugdenSalvia coccinea var. ciliata Griseb.Salvia coccinea var. minima FernaldSalvia coccinea var. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) A.GraySalvia filamentosa TauschSalvia galeottii M.MartensSalvia glaucescens PohlSalvia mollissima M.Martens & GaleottiSalvia pseudococcinea Jacq.Salvia rosea VahlSalvia superba E.Vilm.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier455978-1
Use codesAF EU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Salvia coccinea.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.