Salvia florida Benth. belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Salvia, Croat93230--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 055.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Specific Epithet
florida
Authorship
Benth.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#116,845 of 335,497
Top 35%
Extinction probability
25%
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Less than 1 m tall; flowers bright red.
