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, 2^nd 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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