Trees & Plants

Bougainvillea

Boaganvilla

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Common in homesteads as an ornamental plant Willd. NARAHDISAS .N/OAF Apart from its ornamental value, the plant has been reported to have anti- inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-tumor, antidiabetic and anti-fertility properties. to to LAPANAJUS or in in

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uses: Apart from its ornamental value, the plant has been reported to have anti- inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-tumor, antidiabetic and anti-fertility properties. to to LAPANAJUS or in in
family: Nyctaginaceae
synonym: Bougainvillea bracteata Pers., Bougainvillea speciosa Schnizl.
description: Straggling woody shrubs with strong thorns. Leaves alternate, to × 11.5 9.5 cm, ovate-acuminate, entire; lateral nerves 5-6 pairs, glabrous; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers in axillary cymes or panicles, in triads. Each flower is subtended by an ovate-acute, petaloid bract. Staminal filaments usually unequal, inflexed in bud. Ovary 1-celled; style filiform, stigma small; ovule solitary. Fruit indehiscent, enclosed in the hardened perianth tube.
native range: Brazil
distribution: Widely grown in the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental plant
english names: Bougainvillea · Paper flower
flowering fruiting: November – June
occurrence maldives: Common in homesteads as an ornamental plant Willd. NARAHDISAS .N/OAF