Salvia xalapensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Mexico.

[1] Compounds obtained from Salvia xalapensis have been investigated for their possible medical or insecticidal uses.

[2] In 1844, Martin Martens and Henri Guillaume Galeotti published the name Salvia polystachya.

As of May 2024[update], Plants of the World Online regarded this as an illegitimate synonym of Salvia xalapensis.

[5] An in vitro study showed that the diterpene salvixalapadiene obtained from Salvia xalapensis had potential as an insecticide against Drosophila melanogaster.