Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Bougainvillea > Bougainvillea glabra

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Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 437 (1849) [3]

Região Geográfica de Origem

Brazil (Northeast, South and Southeast) [1]

Estado de Conservação

Least concern [4]

Estatuto na região Açores

Exotic species under cultivation [5]

Sobre o(s) Exemplar(es)

This specimen may belong to the original composition of this garden and was wrongly identified as Bougainvillea spectabillis.

Coordinates: 37º44’41”N 25º39’47”W
Altitude: 37 metres

Morphometry (2024):
Height: 5.46 m

Phenology:
Vegetative stage: III
Flowering: V, VI, VII

[5]

Sobre o táxon

The genus is named after the French officer and navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), who was responsible for its introduction in Europe. [6] In 1849, the Swiss Jacques Denys Choisy (1799-1859) described the species Bougainvillea glabra on the basis of specimens collected in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Muritiba, Ilhéus and near Brasilia. [7]. This species is marketed as an ornamental plant and used in traditional medicine to treat common ailments such as stomach aches, diarrhea, nausea and hypotension, among others. [6]. The colored bracts are used in cooking (only the colored bracts should be used). [8]

Descrição

Shrubs vinelike. Stems thick, branches pendent, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; spines axillary, 5-15 mm. Petiole 1 cm; leaf blade ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-13 × 3-6 cm, chartaceous (paperlike), abaxially sparsely pubescent, adaxially glabrous. Foliaceous bracts purple or magenta, oblong or elliptic, 2.5-3.5 × 2 cm, chartaceous. Perianth tube greenish, distinctly angled, ca. 2 cm, sparsely pubescent, ribbed, apex 5-lobed pale yellow, hairs short, curved away from pedicel. Stamens 6-8 (10). [9]

Referências

[1] POWO (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org.

[2] Fernandes F, Carvalho L (2003). Portugal Botânico de A a Z, Plantas Portuguesas e Exóticas. LIDEL. Edições Técnicas, Lda.

[3] IPNI (2024). International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Herbarium. http://www.ipni.org.

[4] Botanic Gardens Conservation International E IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). Bougainvillea glabra. Lista Vermelha de Espécies Ameaçadas da IUCN 2019: e.T149207944A149207946. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T149207944A149207946.en. Acesso em 28 de junho de 2024.

[5] Fischer B, Bulhões M, Pereira MJ (2024). Bougainvillea glabra. In: Ponta Delgada University Campus Garden. Ponta Delgada: Universidade dos Açores. https://jardim.uac.pt/en/plantae-tracheophyta-magnoliopsida-caryophyllales-nyctaginaceae-bougainvillea-bougainvillea-glabra-2/

[6] Saleem H, Usman A, Mahomoodally M, Ahemad N (2021). Bougainvillea glabra (Choisy): A comprehensive review on botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 266: 113356,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113356.

[7] De Candolle A P (1849). Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta. Parisii: Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz. 13(2): 437.

[8] Buganvília: PANC colorida cheia de benefícios para a saúde https://www.greenme.com.br/alimentar-se/receitas-saudaveis/93246-buganvilia-panc/

[9] Adapted from WFO (2024). World Flora Online.https://www.worldfloraonline.org/