PLANTS Profile for Bougainvillea spectabilis (great bougainvillea)

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PLANTS Profile

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.
great bougainvillea

Symbol:

BOSP6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Nyctaginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

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Photo of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

©Jeff McMillian. Courtesy of Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

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Distribution:
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.


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Related Taxa:
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

View 17 genera in Nyctaginaceae, 2 species in Bougainvillea

Classification:
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Nyctaginaceae – Four o'clock family
Genus	Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss. – bougainvillea
Species	Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. – great bougainvillea

Introduced Information:
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:29 PM CST