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Lesser bougainvillea
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Lesser bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLesser bougainvillea
Dutch—
SpanishFlor de papel
Chinese光叶子花
Scientific nameBougainvillea glabra Choisy

About this species

Bougainvillea glabra, the lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, is the most common species of bougainvillea used for bonsai. The epithet 'glabra' comes from Latin and means "bald".

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusBougainvillea

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2022First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Wanica1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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