Nyctaginaceae

Bougainvillea spinosa (Cav.) Heimerl

Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Bougainvillea

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Bougainvillea spinosa (Bougainvillea spinosa) — FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: جهنمية شوكية
Polish: Bugenwilla ciernista

Synonyms

Bougainvillea patagonica Decne.
Bougainvillea spinosa f. eubracteata Heimerl
Bougainvillea spinosa f. microbracteata Heimerl
Bougainvillea spinosa f. parvifolia Heimerl
Bougainvillea spinosa var. conferta Chodat
Tetraglochin buxifolia C.Presl
Tricycla spinosa Cav.

Flowers

In flower: October to December (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lourdes Farías, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.