| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) | 
| Subamily | Nepetoideae | 
| Tribe | Mentheae | 
| Scientific name | Salvia koyamae Makino | 
| Synonyms | none | 
| Common name | (Japanese common name) Shinano aki-giri (シナノアキギリ, 信濃秋桐 [meaning: Shinano autumn kiri (Shiano = an old name of Nagano prefecture, kiri = Paulownia tomentosa)]) | 
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) | 
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Subalpine or mountane field | 
| Chromosomal number | n=8 | 
| Description | Plants electing 50-80cm tall. Leaves 8-20cm long, 6-15cm wide. Flowers yellow corollas 20-23mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. | 
| Reference | A new natural hybrid of Salvia (Lamiaceae) from Japan, Salvia * sakuensis | 
| Note | Native to Japan | 
| Salvia x sakuensis Hihara, Iwatsubo & Naruhashi is a natural hybrid of Salvia koyamae Makino and Salvia nipponica Miquel. | 
| September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden | September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden | September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden | 
| September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden | September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden | 
| September 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden | September 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |