Browallia
Encyclopedia
Browallia is a genus of Solanaceae
family
. It is named after Johannes Browallius
(1707 - 1755), also known as Johan Browall, a swedish botanist, physician and bishop.
Solanaceae
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It is named after Johannes Browallius
Johannes Browallius
Johannes Browallius was a Finnish and Swedish Lutheran theologian, physicist, botanist and one-time friend of Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus....
(1707 - 1755), also known as Johan Browall, a swedish botanist, physician and bishop.
Selected species
- Browallia americanaBrowallia americanaThe Jamaican Forget-Me-Not, Amethyst flower, or Bush Violet is a flowering plant. It is native to tropical Latin America, from Mexico and the Caribbean, south to Peru and Brazil. Forms are variable. Pictured is the broader-leaved form....
L. - Jamaican forget-me-not - Browallia demissa L.
- Browallia eludens R.K.VanDevender & P.D.Jenkins - Bush-violet
- Browallia speciosaBrowallia speciosaBrowallia speciosa is a blue-violet tender perennial usually grown as an annual flowering plant also called the Amethyst Flower or Bush Violet. It is much used as a garden ornamental.-External links:**...
Hook. - Amethyst flower or Bush-violet - Browallia viscosa