What is "calibrachoa"

n. Any of the solanaceous plants of genus ''Calibrachoa''.

Calibrachoa (ca-libra-KO-a) is a genus of plants in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. They are weak evergreen short-lived perennials and subshrubs with a sprawling habit, with small petunia-type flowers. They are found across much the same region of South America as petunias, from southern Brazil across to Peru and Chile, inhabiting scrub and open grassland.