Browallia speciosa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644040f47933a291290393 |
| Scientific name | Browallia speciosa |
| Authority | Hook. |
| First published in | Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4339. 1847 |
Description Top
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The plant is also used as a remedy for fever, malaria, and dysentery.
Browallia speciosa is a tender perennial flower, usually grown as an annual, that is commonly used as a garden ornamental. It is also known as the amethyst flower or bush violet. In Colombia, the Ingano of Mocoa chew the leaves of Browallia speciosa and use it as a remedy for fever, malaria, and dysentery, as well as packing it around carious molars to alleviate pain.
Browallia speciosa is a tender perennial flower, usually grown as an annual, that is commonly used as a garden ornamental. It is also known as the amethyst flower or bush violet. In Colombia, the Ingano of Mocoa chew the leaves of Browallia speciosa and use it as a remedy for fever, malaria, and dysentery, as well as packing it around carious molars to alleviate pain.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | amethyst flower |
| Arabic | برواليا جميلة |
| Persian | گل یاقوتی |
| Swedish | praktbrowallia |
| Chinese | 布落华丽 |
| Chinese | 蓝英花 |
| Chinese | 布洛华丽 |
| Chinese | 藍英花 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
| Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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Middle Atlantic Ocean
- Ascension
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
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Middle Atlantic Ocean
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Southern America click to expand
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Central America
- Costa Rica
- Panamá
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Western South America
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
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Central America
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0001019742 |
| Tropicos | 29602996 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814588-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2683814 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 287207 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 164827 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 225613 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0200001964 |
| IPNI | 814588-1 |
| iNaturalist | 503222 |
| GBIF | 3800529 |
| Freebase | /m/0464dzv |
| EPPO | BRWSP |
| EOL | 5702860 |
| USDA GRIN | 7903 |
| Wikipedia | Browallia_speciosa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Evolution and development of inflorescences and floral symmetry in Solanaceae | Zhang J, Stevens PF, Zhang W | Am J Bot | 26-May-2022 |
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| Flowering Mechanisms and Environmental Stimuli for Flower Transition: Bases for Production Scheduling in Greenhouse Floriculture | Proietti S, Scariot V, De Pascale S, Paradiso R | Plants (Basel) | 05-Feb-2022 |
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| Aromatic Decoration Determines the Formation of Anthocyanic Vacuolar Inclusions | Kallam K, Appelhagen I, Luo J, Albert N, Zhang H, Deroles S, Hill L, Findlay K, Andersen ØM, Davies K, Martin C | Curr Biol | 03-Apr-2017 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |