Bougainvillea

E281941

ornamental plant plant genus

Bougainvillea is a vibrant, flowering ornamental plant genus known for its colorful papery bracts that surround its small, inconspicuous flowers.

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All labels observed (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ornamental plant ⓘ plant genus ⓘ
attracts	bees ⓘ butterflies ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ surface form: Core eudicots Eudicots ⓘ
climatePreference	subtropical ⓘ tropical ⓘ
commercialUse	landscape plant ⓘ potted ornamental ⓘ
commonUse	garden climber on walls and fences ⓘ
droughtTolerance	drought-tolerant once established ⓘ
family	Nyctaginaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	magenta ⓘ orange ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
floweringSeason	warm months ⓘ
growthForm	climber ⓘ shrub ⓘ woody vine ⓘ
hardiness	sensitive to frost ⓘ
hasPart	colorful papery bracts ⓘ small inconspicuous flowers ⓘ
hasThorns	true ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence	deciduous in cooler climates ⓘ evergreen in warm climates ⓘ
leafType	simple leaf ⓘ
lightRequirement	full sun ⓘ
namedAfter	Louis Antoine de Bougainville ⓘ
nativeTo	Argentina ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Peru ⓘ South America ⓘ
notableHybrid	Bougainvillea × buttiana ⓘ
notableSpecies	Bougainvillea glabra ⓘ Bougainvillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bougainvillea spectabilis
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
propagationMethod	seeds ⓘ stem cuttings ⓘ
soilRequirement	well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
usedAs	climbing ornamental ⓘ ornamental hedge ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyctaginaceae → includesGenus → Bougainvillea ⓘ

Nyctaginaceae → notableSpecies → Bougainvillea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bougainvillea glabra

Louis Antoine de Bougainville → honouredIn → Bougainvillea ⓘ

this entity surface form: genus Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea → notableSpecies → Bougainvillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bougainvillea spectabilis