71. Salvia acuminata Vent., Descr. Pl. Nouv.: tab. 50. 1801 [nom. illeg.] [non S. acuminata Ruiz & Pav.].

Lectotypus (designated here): UNITED STATES. South Carolina: Michaux s.n. (G [G00341608]!; isolecto-: P-JU n°5261 [P00657979]).

= Salvia azurea Michx. ex Vahl

Notes. – Two gatherings are present in Ventenat’s herbarium. The Michaux collection from Carolina and a cultivated specimen from Cels’s garden [G00341573]. We designate the Michaux collection as the lectotype because it better represent the morphology of the plant in the wild.