Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Punit Van, Sarita Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Infocity, Aranya Van, Basan
About Bougainvillea spectabilis Plant :
Habit : An extensive climber having curved, woody thorns on the stem and branches which are also hairy.
Leaves : Ovate, obtuse, entire, wavy, hairy.
Inflorescence : Branched axillary or terminal panicles.
Flowers :
Each flower head consists of 3 petaloid bracts arranged as an involucre and carrying the flower.
Bracts purple or rosy purple, ovate, obtuse, cordate, membranous and reticulately veined.
Each flower is adnate to the median nerve of the bract.