Salvia divinorum
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| Salvia divinorum | |
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 S. divinorum in nature. |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Unranked | Asterids |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Genus | Salvia |
| Species | S. divinorum |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | Salvia, Sage of the Diviners, ska maría pastora, seer's sage, yerba de la pastora, Sally |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Salvinorin A, Salvinorin B (in smaller quantities) |
Salvia divinorum (also called Diviner's Sage, Ska María Pastora, Seer's Sage, and Salvia) is a psychoactive plant in the Salvia genus. Its native habitat is within Cloud Forest in the isolated Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico where it grows in shady and moist locations. The plant grows to over a meter high and has hollow square stems, large leaves, and occasional white flowers with violet calyxes. Salvia divinorum is the only known natural source of Salvinorin A, the main psychoactive molecule within the plant.
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Drawing of S. divinorum
Leaves of S. divinorum
