Family:
Nyctaginaceae Juss.
Genus:
Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss.

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

This species is accepted, and its native range is E. & S. Brazil. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 200–2260 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Magdalena.
Habit
Shrub, Liana, Climbing.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.

[UNAL]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
bellísima, buganvil, curazao, primavera, trinitaria, veranera, veranera morada

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 200 - 2260 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto, trepadora, liana

[UPFC]
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Gambia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Peru, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Zaïre

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Weir, J. [26], Brazil K001138142 Yes
Tweedie [1267], Brazil K001138158 Yes
Martius [64], Brazil K001138148 Yes
Pereira, E. [42987], Brazil K001138176 Yes
Kallunki, J.A. [404], Brazil K001138155 Yes
Tweedie [1267], Brazil K001138159 Yes
Tweedie [1268], Brazil K001138145 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18421], Brazil K001138163 Yes
Miers, J. [3107], Brazil K001138166 Yes
Pabst, G. [7014], Brazil K001138171 Yes
Graham [s.n.], Brazil K001138149 Yes
Burchell [1105-36], Brazil K001138153 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001138150 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil K001138144 Yes
Pinheiro, R.S. [394], Brazil K001138169 Yes
Martins, C. [39679], Brazil K001138174 Yes
Soares, L.H. [161], Brazil K001138154 Yes
Middleton [s.n.], Brazil K001138161 Yes
Gardner [103], Brazil K001138146 Yes
Gardner [113], Brazil K001138152 Yes
Martius [64], Brazil K001138160 Yes
Graham [s.n.], Brazil K001138147 Yes
Pereira, E. [10703], Brazil K001138173 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [s.n.], Brazil K001138172 Yes
Correa, L.E.A. [s.n.], Brazil K001138143 Yes
Etzel, A. [13], Brazil K001138156 Yes
Gouvêia, E.P. [abr/83], Brazil K001138157 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [12192], Brazil K001138177 Yes
Drouet, F. [2602], Brazil K001138167 Yes
Pabst, G. [7014], Brazil K001138175 Yes
Purton, T.A. [s.n.], Brazil K001138164 Yes
Riedel [s.n.], Brazil K001138162 Yes
Glaziou [12113], Brazil K001138165 Yes
Pabst [7014], Brazil K001138170 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4991], Brazil K001138168 Yes
Tweedie [1268] K001138151 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 2: 348 (1799)

Accepted by

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flore des Mascareignes 136-148: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Monteiro de Barros, A.A., de Andrade Ribas, L. & Dunn Araujo, D.S. (2009). Trepadeiras do Parque Estadual da Serra do Tiririca, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Rodriguésia 60: 681-694.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Singh, A. (2012). Exotic flora of the Chandauli district Uttar Pradesh, India: an overview Indian Journal of Forestry 35: 79-84.

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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flore des Mascareignes 136-148: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
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  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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