''Browallia americana'', the Jamaican forget-me-not, amethyst flower, or bush violet, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
. 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.
References
Cestroideae
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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