Bougainvillea spectabilis

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Nyctaginaceae
Tribus: Bougainvilleeae
Genus: Bougainvillea
Species: Bougainvillea spectabilis

Name

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd., 1799

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bougainvillea bracteata Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 418 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Bougainvillea spectabilis var. typica Heimerl in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 623 (1896), not validly publ.
  • Tricycla spectabilis (Willd.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 359 (1817)
• Heterotypic
  • Bougainvillea brasiliensis J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2: 632 (1791), nom. rej.
  • Bougainvillea peruviana Nees & Mart. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 39 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Bougainvillea speciosa Schnizl. in Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg.: t. 104 (1850)
  • Bougainvillea spectabilis var. hirsutissima J.A.Schmidt in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 351 (1872)
  • Bougainvillea spectabilis marmorata Van Geert in Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 76: 20 (1878)
  • Bougainvillea spectabilis var. parviflora Mart. ex J.A.Schmidt in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 351 (1872)
  • Bougainvillea spectabilis var. virescens (Choisy) J.A.Schmidt in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 351 (1872)
  • Bougainvillea virescens Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 437 (1849)
  • Josepha augusta Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 154 (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Introduced into: Assam, 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, Nansei-shoto, Peru, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1799. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 2, pars 1. pp. [1]–823. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2(1):348.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Bougainvillea spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Bougainvillea spectabilis. Published online. Accessed: July 29 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Bougainvillea spectabilis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Bougainvillea spectabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 July 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bougainvillea spectabilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

català: Buguenvíl·lea comú
English: great bougainvillea
español: Santa Rita
português: sempre-lustrosa, espinho-de-Santa-Rita, três-marias sv= stor trillingblomma

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