bougainvilleas
Bougainvillea
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), Napoleón (Honduras), jahanamiya (Arab World), veranera (Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama), trinitaria (Colombia,...
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
lesser bougainvillea
speciesBougainvillea glabra
beautiful bougainvillea
speciesBougainvillea spectabilis
garden bougainvillea
hybridBougainvillea × buttiana
Bougainvillea spinosa
speciesBougainvillea spinosa
Bougainvillea stipitata
speciesBougainvillea stipitata
Peruvian bougainvillea
speciesBougainvillea peruviana
Bougainvillea campanulata
speciesBougainvillea campanulata
Bougainvillea praecox
speciesBougainvillea praecox
Bougainvillea berberidifolia
speciesBougainvillea berberidifolia
Bougainvillea pachyphylla
speciesBougainvillea pachyphylla
Bougainvillea modesta
speciesBougainvillea modesta
Bougainvillea infesta
speciesBougainvillea infesta
Bougainvillea fasciculata
speciesBougainvillea fasciculata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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