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Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines,bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family.It is native to eastern South America, found from Brazil, west to Peru, and south to southern Argentina.The inflorescence consists of large colourful sepal-like bracts which surround three simple waxy flowers, gaining popularity for the plant as an ornamental.Bougainvillea is also a very attractive genus for Bonsai enthusiasts, due to their ease of training and their radiant flowering during the spring.They can be kept as indoor houseplants in temperate regions and kept small by bonsai techniques.

TREE DESCRIPTION:

The species grow 1 to 12 metres (3 to 39 ft) tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4–13 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colours associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes called "paper flower" because its bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.

USES:

1. 1. The aqueous extract and decoction of this plant have been used as fertility control among the tribal people in many countries.
2. It has been shown to possess anticancer, antidiabetic, antihepatotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperlipidemic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiulcer properties.
3. Bougainvillea is not only said to help with a cough, sore throat, and bronchitis. It can also help flu, fever, diarrhea, diabetes, and hepatitis.
4. The leaves of Bougainvillea spectabilis to heal diabetes.
5. The flowers, alone or in combination with other medicinal plants, have long been used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of coughs and respiratory problems.