Salvia hispanica L.

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Salvia hispanica L.

  • Collector(s)

    C. F. Baker 21, 10 May 1907

  • Location

    Cuba. Santiago de las Vegas.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01495096

    Occurrence ID: a3a9968b-f7d3-44d1-a923-4b829d5309a1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Salvia hispanica L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Cuba

  • Locality

    Santiago de las Vegas

  • Coordinates

    22.9739, -82.3863

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1796.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of approx. geogr. center of Santiago de la Vega (wikimapia.org/18222728/Santiago-de-la-Vega). Measured from coord. to farthest extent of city to find linear extent (1790 m). Input into the MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncert. radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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01495096
As determined.
Carl Epling, 193 j
ECONOMIC PLANTS OP THE WORLD | '*4 Distributed by. C*3N3aJcer
lío* 21« Salvia hispánica X.
XÎ53 Linnaeus, Sp* ?1* 25* *. Am* trop*
190$ Miller, In Bailey, BncyoX* Am. Hort» IV
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Collected May 10, 1907, at Santiago de las Vega», Cuba, by G.F*BaJrer* Raised from seed purchased in the open market at Grenada, Nicaragua,, where it was' for sale in lavfce quantities under the nane oí Chia* The seed places in#ater, give off a l&rge amenant of clear jelly, whichlis used^^lavord with fruit juices to form an agreeable driäk*; But. the seeds should be investigated as tn other, possible uses, since very large crops .can be readily pro* duced*
i,;:-'Pt.ELer merely mentions this species as prob« v ably unworthy of cultivation, bul* it is already ,a :MstiÀü t feature in- Central American: agriculture*.
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