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Salvia coccinea
Tropical sage
As recorded: Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Decker, B.G.
- Collector number
- 415
- Date
- August 30, 1960
- Locality
- Uahuka, Above W side of Vaipaee Valley windy cliff brim
- Island
- Ua Huka
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Neal, M.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 30, 1960, Decker, B.G. also collected 10 other specimens.
Salvia coccinea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,489 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
UTSA Blvd, San Antonio, TX, US
(c) thomas-golden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Herman Brown Park, Houston, TX, US
(c) junior_afnr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Martin Ln, Seagoville, TX, US
(c) JadeJean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
MLK, Austin, TX, USA
(c) pansagee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Salvia coccinea. BISH 150973. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956225304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150973.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956225304 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026