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Bougainvillea glabra, the lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, [3] is the most common species of bougainvillea used for bonsai. [4] The epithet 'glabra' comes from Latin and means "bald". [ 5 ]
Bougainvillea, Behbahan.Many of the small white flowers, in various stages of development, may be seen among the larger bracts. Bougainvillea (/ ˌ b uː ɡ ən ˈ v ɪ l i. ə / BOO-gən-VIL-ee-ə, US also / ˌ b oʊ-/ BOH-) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family, Nyctaginaceae.
Bougainvillea glabra. Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions.
The Glendora Bougainvillea, in Glendora, California, is the largest bougainvillea in the United States.The bougainvillea was designated a California Historical Landmark (No. 912) on October 14, 1977, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1978, as Site #78000683.
Bougainvillea × buttiana is a flowering plant, a garden hybrid of Bougainvillea glabra and Bougainvillea peruviana. [1]Flower surrounded by bracts. Growing to 5 metres (16 ft) tall by 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) broad, It is an evergreen vine, with thorny stems and tiny trumpet shaped white flowers, usually appearing in clusters surrounded by three showy bright magenta-rose papery bracts.
Hairy bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) Tree: Australian laurel (Pittosporum tobira) Coastline: 133 km (82.6 mi) [2] Matsu Islands; ... History. Yuan dynasty
Bougainvillea spectabilis grows as a woody vine or shrub, reaching 15 to 40 feet (4.6 to 12.2 m) [4] [5] with heart-shaped leaves and thorny, pubescent stems. [5] The flowers are generally small, white, and inconspicuous, highlighted by several brightly colored modified leaves called bracts. The bracts can vary in color, ranging from white, red ...
For the purpose of landscaping and gardening in Mauritius, exotics have traditionally been used, and many of these have spread into the surrounding vegetation. Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra and Bougainvillea spectabilis) and frangipani (Plumeria obtusa and Plumeria rubra) are still