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bougainvillea or bougainvillaea (both: b  'gənvĭl`ēə) [for L. A. de Bougainville Bougainville, Louis Antoine de (lwē äNtwän` də b..... Click the link for more information. ], any plant of the genus Bougainvillea of the family Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock four-o'clock, common name for members of the Nyctaginaceae, a family of plants found in warm climates, especially in the Americas, chiefly as herbs but often in the tropics as shrubs or trees. ..... Click the link for more information. family); chiefly tropical American woody vines with showy petallike bracts, usually in shades of brilliant red or purple. Bougainvilleas are classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales, family Nyctaginaceae. bougainvilleaAny plant of the genus Bougainvillea, comprising about 14 species of shrubs, vines, or small trees (family Nyctaginaceae) native to South America and hardy in warm climates. Many species are spiny. Only the woody vines are widely popular; showy cultivated varieties of several species are often grown indoors. The inconspicuous flowers are surrounded by brightly coloured papery bracts, for which one species, B. glabra, is called paperflower. The bracts of various species range from purple to lemon-yellow. |
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The Valley of the Sun is where bougainvillea blooms, jackrabbits jump, javelinas roam, and towering saguaro cacti are king. By that time, small green shoots will have sprouted from all viable stems and branches of tropical and subtropical evergreens such as bougainvillea and lantana. In the midst of palm-tree lined streets, purple bougainvillea and pink hibiscus, 15-plus miles of white-sand beaches, and temperatures that average 75 degrees year-round, 112,000-plus employees run Miami's leisure and hospitality engine. |
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