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Taxon:  Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Bougainvillea
Family:
Nyctaginaceae
Nomen number:
7513
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2(1):348. 1799
Verified:
03/12/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. var. spectabilis

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. El-Hadidi, M. N. & M. S. Abdallah. 1980-. Flora of Egypt.
  4. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  9. Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
  10. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  11. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
great bougainvillea –
Portuguese (Brazil)
buganvilia –
espinho-de-Santa-Rita –
primavera –
três-marias –
Swedish
stor trillingblomma –
Transcribed Chinese
ye zi hua –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7513. Accessed 3 May 2025.