Salvia adoxoides C. Y. Wu

Apparently a very close ally of Salvia japonica but very dwarf.

Plants perennial, rhizomatous. Stems ca. 11 cm, red, glandular pilose, sparsely so to glabrescent basally. Leaves mostly basal, 3-7-foliolate, finely minutely hirsute; stem leaves 1-paired, much reduced; petiole slender, 1-2.5 cm, petiolule 1-3 mm; leaflets subcircular to ovate, less than 9 × 8 mm, abaxially sparsely yellowish glandular, subglabrous or finely minutely hirsute, veins conspicuously elevated abaxially. Inflorescences densely glandular pilose; verticillasters 2-flowered, widely spaced; racemes to 9 cm, pedunculate; bracts narrowly ovate to lanceolate, densely glandular pilose. Pedicel 1-2 mm. Calyx campanulate, ca. 6.5 mm, veins glandular pilose; tube ca. 4 mm, throat hirsute annulate; upper lip nearly semicircular, ca. 1.5 × 4 mm, apex 3-mucronate; lower lip ca. 2.5 × 3 mm, teeth 2, lanceolate, apex acuminate. Corolla white, ca. 9 mm, subglabrous; tube imperfectly pilose annulate inside, nearly included, ca. 6 mm, slightly constricted at hairy annulus; upper lip straight, subcircular, ca. 3 × 3 mm; lower lip almost as long as upper, to 4 mm wide; middle lobe obcordate, 2-lobulate. Upper staminal arms ca. 3 × as long as lower; lower arms sterile, separate; staminodes short clavate. Nutlets obovoid, ca. 2 × 1 mm, apex rounded, adaxially ribbed, blackish brown. Fl. Mar, fr. Apr.

Guangxi (Tian'e Xian)

* Hillside fields; ca. 200 m.

Salvia adoxoides (lat. Salvia adoxoides) - dalamazkimilər fəsiləsinin adaçayı cinsinə aid bitki növü.

Salvia adoxoides is a perennial plant that is native to Guangxi province in China, found growing in hillside fields at 200 m (660 ft) elevation. S. adoxoides grows on red stems to a height of 11 cm (4.3 in), with mostly basal leaves. Inflorescences are 2-flowered widely spaced verticillasters in racemes, with a 9 mm (0.35 in) white corolla.

Salvia adoxoides adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Lamiaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Lamiales. Spesies Salvia adoxoides sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Salvia. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh C.Y. Wu, 1977..

Salvia adoxoides là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa môi. Loài này được C.Y.Wu miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1977.

五福花鼠尾草（学名：Salvia adoxoides）为唇形科鼠尾草属的植物，是中国的特有植物。分布在中国大陆的广西等地，生长于海拔180米的地区，多生长于山坡田地，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。