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Nyctaginaceae Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Nyctaginaceae Bougainvillea spectabilis
| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Species information

Description
Calyx with dense spreaing hairs >1mm long

Interest
Named after Louis Antoine de Bourgainville (1729-1811), sailor and explorer. Sailed around world in 1767-1769. A noted mathematician, lawyer, scientist, soldier and aurhgot. Beautifully coloured bracts all year round, in a variety of colours. Prickly, and often sued as a hedge pkant becuase of the prickles.

Specimen information

Collector
Hawthorne, W.D.

Specimen Number
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