Bougainvilleas (Flora and Fauna of the Rio Grande Valley)

Bougainvilleas

Bougainvillea

Summary ⁶

Bougainvillea (/ˌbuːɡɪnˈvɪliə/ or /ˌboʊɡɪnˈvɪliə/) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers. Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. They are native plants of North Africa. Bougainvillea are also known as buganvilla (Spain), bugambilia (Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Philippines), bouganvilla (India), pokok bunga kertas (Indonesia, Malaysia), bougenville (Pakistan)

Taxon biology ⁷

The Bougainvillea plant is an ornamental plant in places with warm weather. It can be a vine, a bush, or a tree. It has large thorns that are coated with a black waxy substance. The Bougainvilla is an evergreen plant, meaning that is has leaves year round and that these leaves are always green. It has very small white flowers that are surrounded by larger petals that are usually pink, magenta, or purple, but can also be red, orange, white, or even yellow.