Salvia aethiopis
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| Internal ID | UUID643feb8f8d19b464287838 |
| Scientific name | Salvia aethiopis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 27 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Salvia aethiopis L. (African sage) is widely naturalized outside its native range and is regulated as a noxious or quarantine weed in several regions. No major commercial products are derived from this species, which limits economic utilization.
Industrial and craft applications:
- Though the species produces bast fibers in the stem cortex, practical cordage or textile use is minimal; stems are short-lived, slender, and hairy, and are not collected for fiber at scale. Small-scale craft use is recorded but has no industrial significance.
- Limited historic use as a natural brown dye for protein fibers (wool/silk) with mordants is noted in ethnobotanical surveys; however, it is not a standard dye plant in commercial practice.
Colorants and tanning:
- The plant is not recognized as a source of commercial colorants or tannins, and the species does not support any established dye or tannin industry.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Seed oil contains unsaturated fatty acids and could be used in principle as an edible oil, but production is insufficient to support food-grade products. Seed oil is not processed commercially as a food oil or frying medium.
Properties relevant to use:
- Seeds produce an oil dominated by linoleic acid.
- Stems contain a lignified bast fiber system in a short-lived herbaceous plant; the fibers are not developed to the point of commercial yield or quality.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- In regions where it is listed as noxious or invasive, removal programs are common and prioritize prevention of spread rather than utilization.
- No dedicated cultivation or conservation harvesting exists for this species due to its weedy status and limited product demand.
No colorants/tanning, fragrance/cosmetics, adhesives/coatings, biofuels/bioplastics, fermentation feedstocks, or standards/regulatory frameworks are associated with Salvia aethiopis.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Salvia idanensis | Gand. | Fl. Lyon. : 171 (1875) |
| Salvia kochiana | Kunze | Index Seminum (LZ, Lipsiensis) 1847: 4 (1847) |
| Salvia lanata | Stokes | Bot. Mat. Med. : 52 (1812) |
| Salvia leuconeura | Boiss. | Diagn. Pl. Orient. , ser. 2, 4: 20 (1859) |
| Sclarea aethiopis | Mill. | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 2 (1768) |
| Sclarea lanata | Moench | Methodus : 374 (1794) |
| Aethiopis vera | Fourr. | Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 134 (1869) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | mediterranean sage |
| English | african sage |
| Spanish | gordolobo de guinea |
| Spanish | vellosa |
| Spanish | etiópsido |
| Spanish | etiopsido |
| Spanish | etiópide |
| Spanish | etiopide |
| Arabic | أثيوفس |
| Arabic | قصعين أثيوبي |
| Bulgarian | етиопски конски босилек |
| Czech | šalvěj etiopská |
| German | mohren-salbei |
| German | ungarischer salbei |
| German | ungarn-salbei |
| French | sauge d'ethiopie |
| Croatian | etiopska kadulja |
| Upper Sorbian | wuherska želbija |
| Hungarian | magyar zsálya |
| Georgian | ბამბიქულა |
| Polish | szałwia etiopska |
| Russian | Шалфей эфиопский |
| Ukrainian | Шавлія ефіопська |
| Chinese | 埃塞俄比亚鼠尾草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow at 4°C for 3 weeks, then increase to 20°C. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- North Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgizstan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
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Western Asia
- Cyprus
- Iran
- Turkey
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Caucasus
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Europe click to expand
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Eastern Europe
- East European Russia
- Krym
- Ukraine
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Czechoslovakia
- Hungary
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Southeastern Europe
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Italy
- Romania
- Turkey-in-Europe
- Yugoslavia
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Southwestern Europe
- France
- Portugal
- Spain
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Eastern Europe
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Northern America click to expand
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Colorado
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- California
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Northwestern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000300194 |
| USDA Plants | SAAE |
| Tropicos | 17600565 |
| INPN | 120619 |
| Flora of Italy | 4671 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455581-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-181903 |
| Plantarium | 33451 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 448583 |
| Observations.org | 121711 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 49207 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0200003060 |
| Nature Serve | 2.156281 |
| IPNI | 455581-1 |
| iNaturalist | 78964 |
| GBIF | 2927030 |
| Freebase | /m/03mdt1c |
| EPPO | SALAE |
| EOL | 579392 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 7297 |
| USDA GRIN | 32902 |
| Wikipedia | Salvia_aethiopis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthoquinones | |||||
| Aethiopinone | 157301 | Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C=C1)C=C(C(=O)C2=O)C(C)C)CCCC(=C)C | 296.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097670 https://doi.org/10.1007/S000110050730 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959358 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83501-3 https://doi.org/10.1076/PHBI.37.1.17.6321 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(81)80041-6 |
| Salvipisone | 821448 | Click to see | 312.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83501-3 |
| > Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes | |||||
| Eicosane | 8222 | Click to see | 282.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097670 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| Royleanone | 442084 | Click to see CC(C)C1=C(C2=C(C(=O)C1=O)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C)C)O | 316.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83501-3 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides | |||||
| methyl (4S,5Z,6S)-5-ethylidene-4-[2-[[(1S,2R,3R,5R)-5-[(2S)-1-[2-[(2S,3Z,4S)-3-ethylidene-5-methoxycarbonyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4H-pyran-4-yl]acetyl]oxy-3-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-3-hydroxy-2-methylcyclopentyl]methoxy]-2-oxoethyl]-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate | 101920648 | Click to see CC=C1C(C(=COC1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)OC)CC(=O)OCC3C(C(CC3C(CO)COC(=O)CC4C(=COC(C4=CC)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)OC)O)C | 977.00 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83501-3 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (5R)-5-[(E)-2-[(3R,4aR,6aR,8R,10aS,10bR)-8-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydro-1H-benzo[f]chromen-3-yl]ethenyl]-5-methoxy-4-methylfuran-2-one | 162870504 | Click to see | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| (5S)-5-[(E)-2-[(3S,4aR,6aR,8R,10aS,10bR)-8-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydro-1H-benzo[f]chromen-3-yl]ethenyl]-5-methoxy-4-methylfuran-2-one | 162870503 | Click to see | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| 5-[2-(8-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydro-1H-benzo[f]chromen-3-yl)ethenyl]-5-methoxy-4-methylfuran-2-one | 72730312 | Click to see CC1=CC(=O)OC1(C=CC2(CCC3C4(CCC(C(C4CCC3(O2)C)(C)C)O)C)C)OC | 432.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| Methyl 3-hydroxy-4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-heptamethyl-14-oxo-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14a-tetradecahydropicene-4-carboxylate | 73106522 | Click to see | 484.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097670 |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 154496016 | Click to see | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097670 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives | |||||
| methyl 2-(2-acetyloxy-6-hydroxy-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)acetate | 14355062 | Click to see | 340.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| methyl 2-[(1R,2R,4aR,6R,8aS)-2-acetyloxy-6-hydroxy-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]acetate | 14355063 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1(CCC2C(C(CCC2(C1CC(=O)OC)C)O)(C)C)C | 340.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans | |||||
| (3aR,5aR,7R,9aR,9bR)-7-hydroxy-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethyl-1,4,5,5a,7,8,9,9b-octahydrobenzo[e][1]benzofuran-2-one | 162966848 | Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1O)C)CC(=O)O3)C)C | 266.38 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| (3aR,5aR,7R,9aS,9bR)-7-hydroxy-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethyl-1,4,5,5a,7,8,9,9b-octahydrobenzo[e][1]benzofuran-2-one | 14355061 | Click to see | 266.38 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
| 7-Hydroxy-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethyl-1,4,5,5a,7,8,9,9b-octahydrobenzo[e][1]benzofuran-2-one | 14355060 | Click to see | 266.38 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81036-X |
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