Bougainvillea praecox Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Bougainvillea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Savannah woodland, growing on alluvial soils in river valleys, favouring areas not subject to seasonal inundation, on deep, low fertility, calcareous, clayey soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Bougainvillea praecox world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:604354-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569905
COL ID MR37
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bougainvillea praecox Bougainvillea praecox var. rhombifolia Bougainvillea praecox var. spinosa