Yes Gurcharan ji, Wiki also provides the etymology: "...*viridis*, from the Greek, refers to the color green, with implications of youth and vigor..." so here the specific epithet refers the use of the plant.
With regards Vijayasankar On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Tanay and Vijayasankar ji > The answer may lie in the fact that species for many years was known as S. > horminum, a greek name for sage. Only recently it has been merged with S. > viridis, originally described as distinct species by Linnaeus > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_viridis> > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:11 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This question also stuck me but I found Vijaya Ji has already placed it >> well !! >> tanay >> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Nice pictures Gurcharan ji. But why the name 'viridis' (means 'green')? >>> >>> With regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh >>> <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Salvia viridis from Kashmir, perhaps a recent introduction in Kashmir >>>> Gardens. Photographed from Hazuribagh Garden in Srinagar on June 16, 2010. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >> Department of Botany >> University of British Columbia >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 >> >> > > >
