Browallia americana L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Browallia americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 44091, 31 Oct 1993

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Las Marías. Naranjales Barrio. Along Hwy. 119, 0.4 miles NE of junction with Hwy. 106, near old new bridges over Río Cañas.

  • Habitat

    Steep slopes, roadsides, coffee plantations. Along shady, little-used trail.

  • Description

    Herbs to 1m 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. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Voucher for medicinal screening by Pfizer Inc.: 44091a PX (Nee-956).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 626782

    Occurrence ID: ad30e665-71f1-405d-a928-d70b2559586f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Browallia americana L. det M. H. Nee, 1993

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Las Marías

  • County/Municipio

    Naranjales Barrio

  • Locality

    Along Hwy. 119, 0.4 miles NE of junction with Hwy. 106, near old new bridges over Río Cañas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 365 m. (1198 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.2083, -67.03

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