Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Nyctaginaceae | Genus: Bougainvillea | Species: Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.( बोगनविलिया, बुगनबेल ) |
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| Synonym | Bougainvillea speciosa Schnizl., Bougainvillea bracteata Pers., Bougainvillea virescens Choisy | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Booganbel | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Great Bougainvillea | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Booganbel | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To 1000 M | Fruit Type | Acorn |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit densely hairy |
| Habitat | Subtropical To Tropical Climate Where It Can Cling And Grab To Other Plants To Reach Sunglight | Bark Type | Prickly |
| 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 Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | 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, base rotund to cordate. Perianth tube green, narrowly tubular, rounded, densely pubescent, apex 5-6-lobed, lobes spreading, yellow, hairs copious, spreading, to 1 mm. Stamens 8. Ovary stipitate. Fruit densely hairy | Leaf Details | Leaves petiolate. Leaf blade elliptic or ovate, base rotund. Bracts dark red or light purple-red, elliptic-ovate, base rotund to cordate. |
