Varronia curassavica

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Varronia curassavica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Varronia
Species:
V. curassavica
Binomial name
Varronia curassavica
Synonyms [1]
  • Cordia brevispicataM.Martens & Galeotti
  • Cordia canescensKunth
  • Cordia chacoensisChodat
  • Cordia chepensisPittier
  • Cordia cuneiformisA.DC.
  • Cordia curassavica(Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cordia cylindrostachya var. interrupta(A.DC.) Griseb.
  • Cordia divaricataKunth
  • Cordia graveolensKunth
  • Cordia guianensis(Desv.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Cordia hispidaBenth.
  • Cordia imparilisJ.F.Macbr.
  • Cordia interruptaA.DC.
  • Cordia intonsaI.M.Johnst.
  • Cordia linearisA.DC.
  • Cordia littoralisPittier
  • Cordia macuirensisDugand & I.M.Johnst.
  • Cordia mollisPittier
  • Cordia oxyphyllaA.DC.
  • Cordia palmeriS.Watson
  • Cordia peruviana var. mexicanaA.DC.
  • Cordia rugosaWilld. ex Schult.
  • Cordia salicinaA.DC.
  • Cordia socorrensisBrandegee
  • Cordia spicataWilld. ex Schult.
  • Cordia stenophyllaAlain
  • Cordia verbenaceaA.DC.
  • Lithocardium angustifoliumKuntze
  • Lithocardium brevispicatum(M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium canescens(Kunth) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium cuneiforme(A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium curassavicum(Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium divaricatum(Kunth) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium hispidum(Benth.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium lineare(A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium macrostachyum(Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium oxyphyllum(A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium salicinum(A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium verbenaceum(A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Montjolya angustifolia(H.West) Friesen
  • Montjolya bullata(L.) Friesen
  • Montjolya guianensis(Desv.) Friesen
  • Varronia angustifoliaH.West
  • Varronia brevispicata(M.Martens & Galeotti) Borhidi
  • Varronia chacoensis(Chodat) Borhidi
  • Varronia cuneiformis(A.DC.) Borhidi
  • Varronia divaricata(Kunth) Borhidi
  • Varronia graveolens(Kunth) Borhidi
  • Varronia guianensisDesv.
  • Varronia interrupta(A.DC.) Borhidi
  • Varronia intonsa(I.M.Johnst.) J.S.Mill.
  • Varronia macrostachyaJacq.
  • Varronia oxyphylla(A.DC.) Borhidi
  • Varronia salicina(A.DC.) Borhidi
  • Varronia verbenacea(A.DC.) Borhidi

Varronia curassavica, synonym Cordia curassavica, [1] commonly known as black sage or wild sage, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is sometimes called tropical black sage to distinguish it from another unrelated species named black sage, Salvia mellifera . It is native to tropical America but has also been widely introduced to Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific region, where it is an invasive weed. The specific epithet is a latinised form of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea region and the locality of the type collection. [2]

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Description

Black sage is a many-branched shrub growing up to 3 m in height and smelling strongly of sage. Its leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape, 40–100 mm long and 15–60 mm wide. The small white flowers grow in clusters at the ends of the branches; they have a funnel-shaped corolla, 4–6 mm long. The small, fleshy red fruits each contain a single 4–5 mm long seed. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Varronia curassavica Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. 1 2 Flora of Australia Online.

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