Salvia coccinea

Tropical sage

As recorded: Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 700
Date: March 31, 1927
Locality: Raiatea Island
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

87 Bishop specimens of Salvia coccinea · collected 1905–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 31, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 22 other specimens.

Salvia coccinea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,488 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-26

965H+RG, 97884 Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico

(c) Andrew Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Salvia coccinea. BISH 750307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/750307.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956315001 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026