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Lesser Bougainvillea

කුඩා බූගේන්විලීඅ

Bougainvillea glabra

Least concern

Lesser Bougainvillea
Zbigniew Niepokój · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

Bougainvillea glabra, the lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, is the most common species of bougainvillea used for bonsai. The epithet 'glabra' comes from Latin and means "bald".

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Bougainvillea glabra — CC BY-SA 4.0