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Bougainvillea glabra

Bougainvillea glabra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Bougainvillea glabra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Bougainvillea

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1983

Origin

Brazil

Other information

Etymology

bougainvillea: Named after the French navigator Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (1729 – 1811)

glabra: Hairless