Browallia americana

Browallia americana
Closeup of the Browallia americana flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Browallia
Species:	B. americana
Binomial name
Browallia americana L.

Browallia americana, the Jamaican forget-me-not, amethyst flower, or bush violet, is a species of flowering plant. ^[1] It is native to tropical Latin America, from Mexico and the Caribbean, south to Peru and Brazil. ^[2] Forms are variable. Pictured is the broader-leaved form.

Gallery

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  The leaves of Browallia americana
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  Flowering stalk of Browallia americana.
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  Close-up, side view of flower head of Browallia americana

References

1. Le, Linh Thi Thuy; Tran, Thuong Tieu Linh; Le, Hung Duc; Han, Dien Huynh; Le, Thy Thi Bich; Le, Thuc Van (2020-12-30). "STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING THE FLOWERING OF FORGET-ME-NOT (Browallia americana L.) IN VITRO CULTURE". The Scientific Journal of Tra Vinh University. 1 (40): 13–27. doi: 10.35382/18594816.1.40.2020.613 . ISSN   2815-6072. S2CID   238133519.
2. Van Devender, Rebecca K.; Jenkins, Philip D. (1993). "A New Species of Browallia (Solanaceae) from the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico". Madroño. 40 (4): 214–223. ISSN   0024-9637. JSTOR   41424973.