Bougainvillea glabra Choisy
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Authority
Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483.
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Family
Nyctaginaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Woody vine or shrub, clambering, attaining 15 m in length. Stem cylindrical, attaining 5-6 cm in diameter; cross section ofthe stem with discrete vascular bundles within the connective tissue. Branches pubescent, puberulent, or glabrous, with straight, axillary spines. Leaves alternate or subopposite, 3-6 x 1.5-3 cm, chartaceous, elliptical, puberulent, the apex acuminate, the base attenuate, slightly asymmetrical, the margins slightly sinuate; lower surface with the midvein prominent; petioles slender, 4-12 mm long. Dichasial cymes compound, on axillary branches or at the end of axillary spines, the axes glabrous or puberulent; bracts ovate, glabrous, cordiform at the base, 2.5-4 cm long, of showy colors, red, deep pink, orange, white, or purple. Perianth tubular-hypocrateriform, 2.5-3 mm long, pubescent, with 8- 10 obtuse lobes, cream-colored. Anthocarp fusiform, glabrous, ca. 1.5 cm long.
Phenology - Flowering throughout the year.
Conservation Status - Exotic, very common in our gardens.
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Common Names
trinitaria