Re: Salvia major??
- Subject: Re: Salvia major??
- From: "Tim Longville" t*@BTinternet.com
- Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:21:32 +0100
Richard - I agree your explanation is more than possible - but taking S.
major at face value it seems that it does/did at one time and at least in
one sense 'exist'. IPNI has the following entry:
Labiatae Salvia major Garsault
Fig. Pl. Anim. Med. t. 510 a (1764); Descr. Pl. Anim. 305 (1767); Thell.
inBull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. viii. 905.
Original Data
Notes: S. grandiflora
Trouble is, as I think I said in first message, when you try to chase S.
grandiflora you get into an even bigger tangle, bouncing between alternative
names like some out of his head dodgem rider...
If nothing more definite transpires on the name front, I'll wait until the
brute flowers, which should help narrow down the options.
Best wishes,
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Dufresne" <salvia@infi.net>
To: <MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Salvia major??
> At 08:59 PM 9/8/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >Apologies for sudden rush of queries. Sign of end of season?!
> >
> >Can anyone (Nick? Richard?) tell me if S. major is a 'real' name? I have
> the notion, probably mistaken, that it's a synonym for S. grandiflora -
but
> then S. grandiflora itself seems to be, um, doubtfully real? sometimes
it's
> referrred to this species, sometimes to that one...
> >
> >In short: I'm confused. Again.
>
> Tim:
>
> There are a number of sages with major as a varietal or subspecies name,
> like S. mexicana. I think someone left out the primary species epithet.
>
> Richard F. Dufresne
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