intus nudo, labia superiore 6 mm. alta, inferiore ut vide- 
tur breviore et incurva; staminibus ad fauces positis, in- 
clusis, gubernaculo integro; stylo hirtello, ramo postico 
paulo longiore obtuso plano, antico ut videtur carinato. 
Mexico, Estado de Oaxaco. San José Tenango, in the Sierra Maza- 
teca; in ravines with black soil marginal to the wet forest. September 
8, 1962, 4. Hofmann & R. G. Wasson s.n. (Type in Herb. Univ. Cal., 
os Angeles; Dupuicate tyre in Keon. Herb. Oakes Ames). 
Los Angeles; D kK 
Salvia divinorum is allied to S. cyanea Lamb. ex 
Benth., which is found in central Mexico. The former 
differs from the latter principally in respect to leaf shape 
(the attenuation of the blade) and the flattened upper 
style branch. The bracts of Salvia divinorum appear to 
be tardily deciduous. The species is doubtless striking in 
its habitat and might possibly be valuable if introduced 
into horticulture. 
The specific name, which means ‘‘of the seers, ’” refers 
to the curious use to which the plant is put by the Maza- 
tec Indians and which Mr. Wasson describes in the fol- 
lowing pages. 
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