Great Bougainvillea (312689559)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: Common name: Bougainvillea, Cherei (Manipuri), Booganbel बूगनबेल (Hindi), Baganbilas (Bengali), Booganvel बूगनवेल (Marathi), Bouganvila बुगनविला (Konkani) Botanical name: Bougainvillea spectabilis - [ (boo-gan-VIL-lee-uh) named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the first Frenchman to cross the Pacific Ocean; (speck-TAB-ih-liss) meaning spectacular ] Cultivar: Orange King Family: Nyctaginaceae (four o'clock family) - [ (nyk-taj-i-NAY-see-ay) The Nyctaginea (four o'clock) family; (from the Greek nyx or nyxtos, meaning night-blooming) ] Origin: Brazil Named after Louis de Bougainvillea, a French navigator who came across it in Brazil during the 18th century, Bougainvillea has gained popularity all over the world, due to its versatility, richness and suitability to thrive in degrading environmental conditions. It is a semi-climber and can be grown as a hedge, a shrub, a climber over a sunny wall and also in pots. With its sharp thick thorns it is avoided by cattle, goats, monkeys and even birds. It loves open sunshine and the colours of some varieties grow brighter and more attractive in hot dry climate. A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this flower. Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Top Tropicals - Dave's Garden - ZipCode Zoo Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. Date: 23 November 2006, 15:39. Source: Great Bougainvillea. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 13′ 29.62″ N, 72° 52′ 23.77″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.224894; 72.873269.