Definitions for "Bougainvillea"
Keywords:  genus, vine, ablaze, chubut, fuchsia
any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
This tropical vine flourishes in the southern half of Florida and is ablaze with colour almost all year round, particularly in winter and spring. Its flowers can be bright fuchsia, deep magenta, vermilion or white. Bougainvillea is also known as the paper flower.
Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to the tropical and subtropical regions of South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. The name comes from Louis Antoine de Bougainville, an admiral in the French Navy who discovered the plant in Brazil in 1768.