Salvia bogotensis Benth.

Salvia bogotensis Benth., Prodr. [A. P. De Candolle] 12: 312. 1848. Lectotype. Colombia • Dep. Cundinamarca, Boquerón, Bogotá, N. [Nouvelle] Granade, M. J. Goudot s. n. 1844 (K! first-step designed by Epling 1939: 254), Second-step designated here: — K [barcode K 000479515 image!]; isolectotype: P [barcode P 00715001 image!]. Note. In a handwritten annotation on specimen K 000479515 (Goudot s. n.), in 1927, Epling stated that this specimen should together be taken with K 000479514 to jointly constitute type material. However, this last one corresponds to another collection with another date and locality collection. Further remarks Salvia bogotensis is an endemic species of Colombia that grows in high-altitude regions (2500–4000 m) in El Cocuy (Boyacá), located at the Northern end of the Eastern Mountain range. It is characterized as a small to medium-sized shrub with narrow, bullate leaves, moderately short inflorescences, and an intense blue corolla (Fernández-Alonso 2003). On the other hand, Wood and Harley (1989) recognized three subspecies of Salvia bogotensis Benth. complex: subsp. aratocensis, subsp. sochensis, and subsp. bogotensis, which exhibit overlapping distributions in Boyacá and Santander. Fernández-Alonso (2003) later elevated the first two to species rank (Salvia aratocensis and S. sochensis), while reclassifying S. bogotensis subsp. suratensis as S. aratocensis subsp. suratensis due to its close morphological affinity and restricted distribution to the Chicamocha Valley (Santander, department) (Fernández-Alonso 2003).