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Nyctaginaceae (Bougainvillea family)
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About 30 genera and 390 species (warm regions,
mainly Americas), of which four genera (plus one naturalised) and 18
species (plus two naturalised) are indigenous in southern Africa. In
addition, there are a number of cultivated genera, of which
Bougainvillea is the most conspicuous and well known.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea sp. in garden at Brenton-On-Sea
(Western Cape, South Africa). |
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Genera indigenous or naturalised (*) in southern Africa
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Boerhavia
About 20 species (tropical and
subtropical regions, mainly in North America), of which
seven are indigenous in southern Africa. |
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Commicarpus
About 32 species (widespread but
mainly Africa), of which nine species are indigenous in
southern Africa. |
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* Mirabilis
About 60 species (mainly warms regions
of America but one in Asia), of which two species have
become naturalised in southern Africa. |
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Phaeoptilum
One species: Phaeoptilum spinosum,
which is endemic to southern Africa. |
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Pisonia
About 50 species (tropical and
subtropical regions), of which one, Pisonia aculeata,
is indigenous in southern Africa. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
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Bougainvillea (Bougainvilleas)
Commonly grown in gardens in southern
Africa as colourful, spiny, decorative hedges. |
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