Anatomy of the multifloral sage Salvia officinalis L. subsp. multiflora Gajić (Lamiaceae)

Abstract

The multifloral sage (Salvia officinalis L. subsp. multiflora Gajić), the subspecies of the common sage, grows only at termophylus limestone in Southeast of Serbia (Gajić, 1973). According to its endemic character, it has being included in the group of Yugoslav taxa of international significance (Stevanović et al. 1995). The research of the structural attributes of leaves and steams of multifloral sage was performed on material collected from Sićevo gorge in S.E. Serbia. The stem and leaves are covered with the dense indumentum, comprised of different, specifically located glandular and non-glandular trichomes. The anatomic structure of the stem and leaves, along with the specific indumentum features indicate xero-mesomorphic nature of multifloral sage.

Salvia officinalis L. subsp. multiflora Gajić, je endemit jugoistočne Srbije i usled toga uvrštena u listu jugoslovenskih taksona od međunarodnog značaja. Istraživanje strukturnih odlika listova i stabla višecvetne žalfije urađeno je na materijalu prikupljenom sa lokaliteta Sićevačka klisura, odakle je takson i opisan. Stablo i listovi su pokriveni gustim indumentumom sačinjenim od različitih, specifično raspoređenih mehaničkih i žlezdanih trihoma. Anatomska građa stabla i listova, zajedno sa karakterističnim osobinama indumentuma ukazuju na kseromezomorfnu prirodu višecvetne žalfije.