Salvia purpurea Cav. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Icon. 2: 52 (1793) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Lamiales family Lamiaceae genus Salvia species Salvia purpurea Name Synonyms Salvia affinis Schltdl. & Cham. Salvia affinis var. puberula Benth. Salvia farinosa M.Martens & Galeotti Salvia graciliflora M.Martens & Galeotti Salvia oxyphylla Brandegee Salvia purpurea var. pubens A.Gray Homonyms Salvia purpurea Sessé & Moc. Salvia purpurea Cav.