Salvia dominica, Salvia graveolens, Dominican Sage,
מרווה ריחנית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Salvia dominica L. |
| Synonym name: |
| Salvia graveolens Vahl |
| Common name: |
| Dominican Sage |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 19, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte, semi-shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Salvia, Latin salvere, to save, referring to the long-believed healing properties of salvia. Pliny the Elder was the first known to use the Latin name salvia.
dominica, island of Dominica, which means "belonging to the Lord."
graveolens, strong smelling; referring to the fragrant glands on the hairs covering the leaf, making it a more relevant epithet than dominica/
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Vahl is used to indicate Martin Henrichsen Vahl (1749 – 1804), a Danish-Norwegian botanist and zoologist.
In Israel the branched inflorescence of the Salvia dominica is one of the several salvias thought to have inspired the design of the menorah, or seven-branched candelabra.
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2009
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