Salvia coriana is a perennial plant that is endemic to tropical cloud forest in Guatemala, growing at approximately 2000m (7,000feet) elevation on the northwestern slopes of Pico Zunil in the Sierra Chuatroj range.[1]
S. coriana is a liana which grows up to 12m (39feet) into the tree canopy, with erect arching branches. Leaves are opposite, with 3to petioles and leaf blades that are 7to long and 5to wide. Inflorescences are lax 3–6 flowered verticillasters. The calyces are dark purple as they age. The corollas are sky blue, with the upper lip 12to long, and the lower lip 9to, flowering in late December to early January.
It is apparently related to Salvia recurva, but grows as a liana, with smaller leaves, and shorter upper and lower corollas which are blue. The specific epithet honors Jean Coria (1926–2008), a longtime Salvia grower who was associated with the San Francisco Botanical Garden.