Bougainvillea -Boganvilla flowers
Bougainvillea is native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). Different authors recognize between four and 18 species. The first European to describe these plants was French botanist Philibert Commerçon, admiral of the French navy, and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville accompanied him on his voyage. The plant is named after this French admiral.
They are thorny, woody vines 1 to 12 meters tall that straddle other plants with their spikes. The spines are tipped with a black, waxy substance. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs throughout the year,
or deciduous if there is a dry season
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Most bougainvilleas today are the result of interbreeding, with only three of the eighteen South American species recognized by botanists. There are currently over 300 varieties of bougainvillea around the world. Because many hybrids have passed through several generations, it is difficult to trace their origins.
Natural mutations seem to occur spontaneously throughout the world; Bud games will occur wherever plants produce large numbers. This has led to multiple names for the same cultivar (or cultivar) and added to the confusion of bougainvillea cultivar names.
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