Tanay and Vijayasankar ji The answer may lie in the fact that species for many years was known as S. horminum, a greek name for sage. Only recently it has been merged with S. viridis, originally described as distinct species by Linnaeus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis> -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:11 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > This question also stuck me but I found Vijaya Ji has already placed it > well !! > tanay > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Nice pictures Gurcharan ji. But why the name 'viridis' (means 'green')? >> >> With regards >> >> Vijayasankar >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Salvia viridis from Kashmir, perhaps a recent introduction in Kashmir >>> Gardens. Photographed from Hazuribagh Garden in Srinagar on June 16, 2010. >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Tanay Bose > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > Department of Botany > University of British Columbia > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 > >
