Browallia americana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Nature Preserve, Harare
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
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| Synonyms: |
Browallia viscosa Kunth |
| Common names: | Jamaican forget-me-not (English) |
| Frequency: | A local escape |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual herb to 70 cm tall, but often depauperate. Leaves ovate, ± entire. Flowers blue to violet or mauve to purple, sometimes white. Corolla tube to 15 mm long; limb to 14 mm across; each of the five principal corolla lobes 2-lobed or notched. Capsules erect, many-seeded. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | americana: of America. |
| Habitat: | In disturbed places: roadsides and as a weed of cultivated land. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native from Mexico to Bolivia. |
| FZ divisions: | Z (other?) |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 23 July 2012 |
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Browallia americanaFlora of Zambia: Browallia americana
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Browallia americana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Browallia americana
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Browallia americana
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Browallia americanaAfrican Plant Database: Browallia americana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Browallia americana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Browallia americana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Browallia americana
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iNaturalist: Browallia americana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Browallia americana
JSTOR Plant Science: Browallia americana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Browallia americana
Plants of the World Online: Browallia americana
Tropicos: Browallia americana
Wikipedia: Browallia americana