Bougainvillea
These ornamental garden plants are native to Brazil.
The small, tubular, whitish, 5 to 6-lobed flowers are surrounded by 3 colourful, papery, triangular to egg-shaped, petal-like floral bracts.
The leaves are green or variegated with yellow, cream, or pale pink, alternate, and egg-shaped, elliptic, or heart-shaped.
The mature branches are woody, brittle, and have slender spines at the leaf axils. The plants are climbing or straggling.
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Date: 10/07/2012
Location: Madeira, Portugal
Photographer: Ron leggat ARPS