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Magnoliopsida
Bougainvillea Commerson ex A.L. Jussieu, 1789
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This species is used as an ornamental plant. It is adapted to climates with a distinct dry season and does not flower well in perpetually humid conditions. The name is often applied uncritically to material of hybrid origin.
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Habit: Climbing shrub
Bougainvillea spectabilis is found growing in the neotropical ecozone of South America. Although B. spectabilis is native to southern coastal Brazil, closely related bougainvilleas have been found in other South American countries such as Peru, Argentina and Bolivia (Brako and Zarucchi 1993; Zuloaga et al. 2008). Human interest in this plant has resulted in it being cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world (Campbell 1926).
C and tropical S America
Bougainvillea spectabilis var. glabra (Choisy) W. J. Hooker.
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Distribution: A native of Brazil.
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Rare
Widely cultivated. in China, outdoors in frost-free areas, in greenhouses elsewhere [native to South America (Brazil)].
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Native of S. America; widely cultivated in warm countries.
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