Browallia americana | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Browallia americana |
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.