Bougainvillea × buttiana
| Bougainvillea × buttiana | |
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| Bougainvillea × buttiana at Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Bougainvillea |
Bougainvillea × buttiana Holttum & Standl. is an artificial hybrid of Bougainvillea glabra and Bougainvillea peruviana.[1]
Flower surrounded by bracts of Bougainvillea × buttiana
Description
Bougainvillea × buttiana is an evergreen, climbing vine, with thorny stems and tiny trumpet shaped white flowers, usually appearing in clusters surrounded by three showy bright magenta-rose papery bracts. The leaves are ovate and dark green.
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