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(First upload on February 9 2019. Last on April 29 2022) [ 日本語 | English ]

Bougainvillea L. (イカダカズラ) in Japan and China

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Thorny ornamental vines, bushes and trees with flower-like spring leaves

Native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina No native species in Japan B. spectabilis Willd. (イカダカズラ)

B. glabra Choisy B. peruviana Bonpl. B. × burttiana Holttum et Standl.

Bougainvillea spectabilis in Asia

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Ikadakazura (イカダカズラ, 筏蔓), great bougainvillea Lifeform: woody vine or shrub, reaching 4 to 15 m Distribution: native to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Chubut Province, Argentina introduced in worldwide Habitat: lush vegetation with thick forests

Bract: 3, petal-like Use: ornamental, medicine - cultivars developed by hybridization

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[1/2] probably near the Grave of Liubei Xuande (劉備玄徳) in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, on July 4 1988. [3/4] at Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) located in Osaka, western Japan, on February 6 2022.

Bougainvillea × buttiana Holttum et Standl.

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交雑イカダカズラ (No Japanese common name) = B. glabra × B. peruviana

Lifeform: evergreen vine cold-intolerant (> 0°C) Branch: developing thorns

Bract: magenta to rose (typical), and others Cultivers: Barbara Karst, and others

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[1-3] at a glasshouse in Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Graden, northern Kyushu, on September 20 2025.