Table 2. Diversity of species in the Salvia sections and number of exotic, colombian and endemic taxa studied.

Subgenus and sections

of Salvia

Species in the world

Species in Colombia *

Endemic species in Colombia

Colombian * species analyzed

Exotic species analyzed

Subgen. Calosphace

sect. Angulatae (Epling) Epling

60

20

16

8

0

sect. xAngutes Fern. Alonso

1

1

1

1

0

sect. Carneae (Epling) Epling

8

3

1

1

0

sect. Flexuosae (Epling) Epling

6

5

4

1

0

sect. Hastatae (Benth.) Epling

8

6

1

4

0

sect. Killipiana (Epling) Epling

5

5

5

1

0

sect. Membranaceae (Benth.) Epling

13

1

0

1

0

sect. Potiles Epling                

1

1

0

1

0

sect. Purpureae (Epling) Epling

15

5

5

2

0

sect. Rubescentes (Epling) Epling

20

19

17

13

0

sect. Secundae Epling

10

1

0

1

0

sect. Subrotundae (Epling)Epling

3

1

0

1

0

sect. Tubiflorae (Epling) Epling

15

6

1

1

0

 Other (8 sections -Colombia)

87

11

2

0

0

Subgen. Salvia

sect. Salvia

200

1

0

1

2

Subgen. Sclarea

sect. Aethiopis Benth.

6

0

0

0

1

sect. Horminum Benth.

 10

0

0

0

1

sect. Plethiosphace Benth.

 18

0

0

0

1

Total

486

86

53

37

5

* - Including native, naturalised or cultivated species in the country.