Article Nº 0620 Plant Vol. I · p. 342
Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis)
Original title: Buganvília (Bougainvillea spectabilis)
Bougainvillea, a woody South American climber of the Nyctaginaceae family. It is widely used in Madeira to cover walls, belvederes and galleries.
A woody plant native to South America, much used in Madeira to cover walls, belvederes, galleries, etc. The branches are thorny and the flowers are surrounded by large bracts, usually pink or pinkish violet. It belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae.
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