About Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra, the lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, is the most common species of bougainvillea used for bonsai. The epithet 'glabra' comes from Latin and means "bald".
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bougainvillea glabra
- Genus
- Bougainvillea
- Family
- NYCTAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Native to
- Brazil
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Local Names
- Hindi
- Booganbel बूगनबेल
- Nepali
- कागते फूल
- Bengali
- Baganbilas, কাগজ ফুল
- Telugu
- Kagithala Puvvu కాగితాల పువ్వు
- Kannada
- ಕಾಗದದಹೂ Kaagadada hoo, ಬೋಗನ್ ವಿಲ್ಲ Bougainvillea ಕೆಂಪುತುಱಾಯಿ, ಕೆಂಪುತುರಾಯಿ Kempu turaayi
- Malayalam
- ബോഗൈൻവില്ല ഗ്ലാബ്ര
- Marathi
- Booganvel बूगनवेल
Botanical family
Nyctaginaceae
Four-O'clock Family
Bougainvillea belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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