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Achetaria azurea (Linden) V.C.Souza

 

Synonym	:	Otacanthus azureus (Linden) Ronse
Family	:	Plantaginaceae
Local name	:	English  - Amazon blue
Flowering and fruiting period	:	July to October
Distribution	:	Native to Brazil
Habitat	:	Cultivated
Endemic / Exotic	:	Exotic
Uses	:	Ornamental
Key botanical characters  : It is a free branching, spreading, small shrub with bluish mauve flowers with a white eye. Each flower has two conspicuous petals. Leaves are very fragrant with a smell resembling pine scent. It prefers acid soil.