Bougainvillea

Habitat:

Tropical

Notes:

Common name: Bougainvillea Scientific name: Bougainvillea spp. Geographic area of origin: native to Brazil. Common uses/hazards/importance: Ornamental plants, The sap of the Bougainvillea can cause skin rashes similar to Toxicodendron species. Distinguishing features: White to tinged yellowish or greenish. The far more conspicuous floral bracts are pink, red, orange, yellow, purple, or white. Date and method of arrival in Hawaii: The Bougainvillea eventually found its way to Hawai'i when Father Alexis John Augustine Bachelot brought the plant with him when he arrived off the coast of Honolulu around July of 1827 Indigenous? no Endemic? no Invasive? no Other interesting historical, cultural, or ecological information: Various species of Bougainvillea are the official flowers of the island of Guam; Liechiang and Pingtung Counties in Taiwan Ipoh, Malaysia;