| 词条 | Bougainvillea spectabilis |
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|image = Starr 030418-0058 Bougainvillea spectabilis.jpg |taxon = Bougainvillea spectabilis |authority = Willd. [1] |}}Bougainvillea spectabilis, also known as great bougainvillea,[1] is a species of flowering plant. It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina's Chubut Province.[2][3] DescriptionBougainvillea spectabilis grows as a woody vine or shrub, reaching {{convert|15|to|40|ft|m}}[4][6] with heart-shaped leaves and thorny, pubescent stems.[6] The flowers are generally small, white, and inconspicuous, highlighted by several brightly colored modified leaves called bracts. The bracts can vary in color, ranging from white, red, mauve, purple-red, or orange. Its fruit is a small, inconspicuous, dry, elongated achene.[3][6]DistributionBougainvillea spectabilis is native to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Chubut Province, Argentina, but it has been introduced in many other areas.[3]CultivationBougainvillea spectabilis can grow in hardiness zones 10-11, preferring full sun , dry conditions, and fertile soil.[5] It can be propagated from stem and root cuttings.[3]UsesBougainvillea spectabilis has been reported to have anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-tumor, anti-hypercholestrolemic, anti-hyperlipidemic, and anti-fertility properties. The Yanadi tribe of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India, once used the leaves of Bougainvillea spectabilis to heal diabetes. The plant is also widely grown as an ornamental plant.[3]References1. ^1 {{PLANTS|id=BOSP6|taxon=Bougainvillea spectabilis|accessdate=September 8, 2013}} {{Commons|Bougainvillea spectabilis}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q2921547}}2. ^{{GRIN | accessdate=20 December 2014}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|author=T. K. Lim|title=Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants, Volume 8: Flowers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-nvGBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA495|date=1 January 2014|publisher=Springer Science & Business|isbn=978-94-017-8748-2|pages=489–494}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Tropicos|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/22500248?projectid=13|website=tropicos.org|accessdate=20 December 2014}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|author=Amanda Jarrett|title=Ornamental Tropical Shrubs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-t-OAWurUdcC&pg=PA27|year=2003|publisher=Pineapple Press Inc|isbn=978-1-56164-275-5|page=27}} 1 : Nyctaginaceae |
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