Bougainvillea Info

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Gen info

Native to South America, The first species recorded in the Philippines was

Bougainvillea spectabilis. The other species, B. glabra and B. peruviana were

introduced much later. The cultivated hybrids have produced a considerable

variety in size, color, form and numbers of showy bracts. The genus is derivesits name from Antoiine de Bougainville, first Frenchman to cross the Pacific.

Botany

Bogambilya is a woody climber that can grow to a height of more than 10

meters, with large thorny stems and long drooping branches. The leaves are

dark green, petioled, alternate, ovate, with entire margins, 6 to 10

centimeters long, broadest near the base. Thorns are the axils assist the

plant in climbing. Flowers are in groups of threes, forming clusters at the

terminal portion of the branches, each group subtended by three, broad,

purplish, oblong-ovate and acuminate bracts, about 3 to 5 centimeters long.Flowers are small, each inserted on a bract, tubular, inflated midway through

its length, of varying colors.

Numerous cultivars are cultivated in the Philippines, with single or multiple

bracts, in varied colors of red, purple, pink, yellow or white.

Constituents

- Reported constituents on B. glabra are pinitol, betacyanine, flavonoids,

tannins and alkaloids.

- Study showed the presence of plastid-bound oxalic acid oxidase in the

leaves.

- Studies have isolated flavonoids, phenolic compounds, ribosome

inactivating proteins, amylase inhibitors, oxidase and pinitol.

Properties

- Leaves considered to have antiinflammatory activity.

- Considered anti-diabetic, antibacterial.

- Pinitol considered antidiabetic.

Parts utilized



Leaves, stems, flowers

Uses

Folkloric

- Not known in the Philippines for any medicinal use.

- Traditional practitioners in Mandsaur use the leaves for a variety of

disorders, for diarrhea, and to reduce stomach acidity.

- Used for cough and sore throat.

- For blood vessels and leucorrhea: a decoction of dried flowers, 10 g in 4

glasses of water.

- For hepatitis, a decoction of dried stems, 10 g in 4 glasses of water.

- In Panama, an infusion of the flowers of B. glabra used as treatment for low

blood pressure.

- Nupe people of Niger use a crude extract of leaves for diabetes.

The plant can reach over thirty feet. It can either be vines, trees, or shrubs

with sharp thorns. The leaves of the bougainvillea are shaped like little hearts

with drip tips at the ends. They are dark rich green and look almost like ivy

leaves. On the underside of the leaves there are little hairs. The flowers of the

bougainvillea can be several different colors, from pink, to red, to orange, towhite and yellow. They are small tubes with three papery bracts around them.

The flowers grow all over the canes and vines. The root system of the

bougainvillea is very fragile and doesn't form a good firm root ball.

Bougainvillea has many adaptations to its climate and environment. It has

many hooks so it can cling and hold onto other plants for support. Also, it can

grow in full sunlight to semi-shade. It also has become a houseplant so it can

survive house climates, and the Amazon's warm wet climate. The leaves have

drip tips so it can get rid of the rushing water fast and not get weighed down

by the water.

The plant of bougainvillea is very abundant in the wild and is not endangered

at all. It is not endangered because when it is vine like it spreads very quickly



even though it does not have seeds and also it is almost insect-free. Great

thorns protect it.

In conclusion, the bougainvillea is a very wonderful plant and has its own

unique way of life. It leaves and flowers are very unusual also. It can grow in

many different ways from shrubs to vines to trees. It also lives in a very

interesting place.

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