Solanaceae

Browallia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 631 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Arizona to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Jawa, Kenya, Malawi, Malaya, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Queensland, Réunion, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Dalea Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 278 (1754)
  • Hunziker, Gen. Solanaceae : 86–89 (2001)
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 631 (1753)
  • Syst. Nat. ed. 10: 1118 (1759);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [6221] Ecuador K000201949 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [300] Mexico K000063620 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Smith, A.C. [24125] Peru K000585371 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0