Bougainvillea glabra  Choisy

Lesser Bougainvillea, Paperflower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Bougainvillea
Species: glabra

  • Common names: Lesser Bougainvillea, Paperflower
  • Thai names: ตรุษจีน trut chin (Central), เฟื่องฟ้า fueang fa (Central)
  • Chinese names: 光叶子花 guang ye zi hua
  • Distribution: Native to Brasil. 
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai.
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: B. glabra is used in Bonsai.
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Image locations
Images of Bougainvillea glabra from Thailand.
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Bougainvillea glabra, Chom Thong Chiang Mai
References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China