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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Residence of Roger and Lisa Hammer, 17360 Avocado Drive, Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Weed; was cultivated here but has since recruited from seed in many places in the yard and is apparently established.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector K. A. Bradley 1598
Collection Date 31 Mar 1998
Accession Number 223348
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1993
Locality Puerto Rico. Las Marías Mun. : Bo. Naranjales, along highway 106, near old and new bridges over Río Cañas. 18° 12' 30" N 67° 1' 60" W
Description Herbs to 1 m tall; corolla violet-blue with white eye; plants often fallen over and rooting at the nodes even if not quite in contact with the soil.
Habitat Steep slopes, roadsides, coffee plantations; little-used trail.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 365 to m
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 31 Oct 1993
Accession Number 209113
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L.
Locality Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. Rio Palenque Science Center; km 56 on the Quevedo-Santo Domingo Road. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 22" W
Description Terrestrial herb to 20 cm; calyx green, corolla deep blue, yellow and white in throat.
Habitat Palm plantation, growing as an epiphyte on the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 150 to 220 m
Collector J. B. Watson
Collection Date 31 Jan 1980
Accession Number 150217
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L.
Locality Panama. Chiriquí Prov. Off road from Volcan to Costa Rica border. 8° 46' 22" N 82° 38' 18" W
Description Flowers blue-purple with white on upper lip.
Habitat In full shade in coffee plantation.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1300 to m
Collector J. E. Poppleton
Collection Date 27 Jan 1974
Accession Number 154684
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L. - Determined By: B. A. Stein, 1985
Locality Peru. Junín , Chanchamayo Prov. : Río Tulumayo Valley, road from San Ramón to Vitoc and Chilpes. 11° 15' 0" S 75° 15' 0" W
Description Herb to 1 m tall; flowers purple-blue; throat white.
Habitat Disturbed roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1000 to 1250 m
Collector B. A. Stein
with C. Todzia
Collection Date 09 Mar 1985
Accession Number 193453
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L.
Locality Costa Rica. San José Prov. At Singing River Campground outside of Cartago. 9° 49' 60" N 83° 45' 0" W
Description Flowers lavender.
Habitat Shade; growing along stream.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. E. Poppleton
Collection Date 16 Jan 1974
Accession Number 154727
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L. - Determined By: G. S. Visconti, 1977
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Route 131 ca. 25 km N of Fortin de las Flores. 17° 49' 0" N 95° 54' 22" W
Habitat River bank and moist rocky slopes.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 4500 to ft
Collector R. W. Long
with D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Mar 1970
Accession Number 130881
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L. - Determined By: W. G. D'arcy, 1985
Locality Venezuela. Portuguesa Entre La Estación y La Laguna, 15-18 kms NNW de Ospino. 9° 24' 60" N 69° 30' 0" W
Habitat Bordering coffee plantation; bosque transicional.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 700 to 800 m
Collector J. A. Steyermark
with R. Liesner & G. Aymard
Collection Date 01 Nov 1982
Accession Number 193315
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Alrededores de La Montañita, Aldea de Suyapa. 13° 34' 2" N 87° 21' 8" W
Description Hierba flor azul.
Habitat Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 950 to m
Collector E. J. Paredes
Collection Date 23 May 1984
Accession Number 194540
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L. - Determined By: G. Fleming,
Locality Honduras. Grounds of Escuela Agricola Panamericana, Zamorana. 14° 3' 0" N 87° 13' 0" W
Description Erect to 6 dm, flowers purple.
Habitat Riverbank.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 13 Nov 1971
Accession Number 101172
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Browallia americana
Family Name Solanaceae
Currently Accepted Name Browallia americana L. - Determined By: W. G. D'arcy, 1970
Locality Panama. Chiriquí Prov. TTC-BMI cloud forest litter study; Cerro Horqueta. 8° 48' 27" N 82° 27' 14" W
Description Common herb; flowers blue.
Habitat Along trail.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1500 to m
Collector A. Duke
with Correa, Gallegos, & Woods
Collection Date 02 Aug 1967
Accession Number 100701
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