*Browallia americana L., Sp. Pl. 2: 631 (1753)

Erect herb, sparsely to densely pubescent.

 Leaves ovate; lamina up to 7 cm long, 5 cm wide; petiole 5–10 mm long.

 Flowers in upper axils; pedicels 2–5 mm long. Calyx 10–12 mm long, sometimes smaller, strongly angled; lobes 1.5–4 mm long. Corolla white or shades of purple-blue, often with contrasting centre; tube 15–20 mm long, swollen on one side in region of anthers; limb 10–15 mm diam., the lobes shallow. Upper pair of stamens attached to rim of corolla-tube and incurved over mouth, short, broad; lower pair attached in tube, longer, slender, the apices inverted. Stigma elaborately expanded, flattened between the two pairs of anthers.

 Capsule erect, 5–6 mm long. Seeds 0.75–1 mm long, dark brown.

Known only from Dayborough, Qld as a naturalised plant, although it is sometimes found in gardens. This record dates from 1934. It is a native of tropical America but sparingly naturalised in many parts of the world.

 First recorded as naturalised in Australia as B. demissa L. by C.T. White, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 47: 73 (1936), when described as a weed hard to eradicate. No subsequent collections have been made.