Bougainvillea spinosa (Cav.) Heimerl belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Bougainvillea spinosa, Fortunato 13089--Argentina. Hwy 150 W of Jachal. 5 Feb 2018. DSC08346 (95).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Bougainvillea
Specific Epithet
spinosa
Authorship
(Cav.) Heimerl
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#166,297 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Ullun
-30.209167, -68.909444
Location Remarks
RN 150, 3 km al W de San José de Jachal en Direcc. A Rodeo. Costado del camino, en pendiente. 1399 m elev.
Collectors
Renée H. Fortunato, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbusto de ca 0.5 m.
