an ornamental shrubby climbing plant that is widely cultivated in the tropics. The insignificant flowers are surrounded by large, brightly coloured papery bracts which persist on the plant for a long time 叶子花属植物(也称九重葛属植物)
Genus Bougainvillea, family Nyctaginaceae 叶子花属,紫茉莉科
语源
named after L. A. de Bougainville (see Bougainville)