Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Burseraceae | Genus: Bougainvillea | Species: Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Bougainvillea speciosa Schnizl., Bougainvillea bracteata Pers., Bougainvillea virescens Choisy | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Booganbel | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Great Bougainvillea | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Booganbel | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1000 m | Fruit Type | Acorn |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 1-1.5 cm, densely hairy |
| Habitat | Subtropical to tropical climate where it can cling and grab to other plants to reach sunlight | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India ,Philippines ,Europe, Australia, North America, Africa | Bark Details | Young bark is hairy, brown and covered with thorns. The rough outer bark is pale grey |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 9, Sector 21, Sector 25, Sector 28, Sector 29, Sector 32, Sector 33, Sector 39, Sector 40, Sector 43, Sector 44, Sector 51, Sector 53 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Branches and leaves densely pubescent, spines recurved. Leaves petiolate. Leaf blade elliptic or ovate, base rotund. Bracts dark red or light purple-red, elliptic-ovate, 2.5-6.5 × 1.5-4 Cm, base rotund to cordate. perianth tube green, narrowly tubular, rounded, 1.6-2.4 cm, densely pubescent, apex 5-6-lobed, lobes spreading, yellow, 3.5-5 Mm, hairs copious, spreading, to 1 mm. Stamens 8. ovary stipitate. Fruit 1-1.5 cm, densely hairy | Leaf Details | Leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to somewhat elliptic, up to 10 cm long |
