- Family:
- Nyctaginaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss.
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

[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 bracteata Pers.
- Bougainvillea peruviana Nees & Mart.
- Bougainvillea speciosa Schnizl.
- Bougainvillea spectabilis var. hirsutissima J.A.Schmidt
- Bougainvillea spectabilis var. parviflora Mart. ex J.A.Schmidt
- Bougainvillea spectabilis var. typica Heimerl
- Bougainvillea spectabilis var. virescens (Choisy) J.A.Schmidt
- Bougainvillea virescens Choisy
- Josepha augusta Vell.
- Tricycla spectabilis (Willd.) Poir.
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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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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- 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
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.
- Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
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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.
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- Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
- Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
- 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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