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The name 'Salvia indica' didn't originate with Linnaeus. It's at least as old as the 1633 edition of The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes by John Gerard. It's described as "This Indian Sage hath diuers branches of a wooddy substance, whereon doe grow small leaues, long, rough, and narrow, of an ouerworne colour, and of a most sweet and fragrant smell. The floures grow alongst the top of the branches, of a white colour, in forme like the precedent. The root is tough and wooddy." A picture of the plant is labeled "Saluia Indica. Indian Sage." (pg 765). It seems inappropriate to me to credit Linnaeus with the plant naming, but I'm no expert! 2607:EA00:107:3C07:D880:BB09:EFC:63C0 (talk) 17:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
