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Bougainvillea 1
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 610] (3187)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-10
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikon AF-S 70-200/f2.8 IF-ED/VR, Nikon 77mm Neutral Color
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-25 9:05
Viewed: 834
Points: 4
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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to the tropical and subtropical regions of South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. The name comes from Louis Antoine de Bougainville, an admiral in the French Navy who discovered the plant in Brazil in 1768.

They are thorny, woody, vines growing to 1-12 m tall, scrambling over other plants with their hooked 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 colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes referred to as "paper flower" because the bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.

Bougainvillea are relatively pest-free plants, but may suffer from worms and aphids. The larvae of some Lepidoptera species also use them as food plants including Giant Leopard Moth.
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Bonjour Meerkat,
Très belle compostion.
Peu de détails, mais l'image est très agréable.
Travail soigné !
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Hello Meerkat,
Very beautiful compostion. Few details, but the image is very pleasant.
Neat work!

Stéphane

very well composed. nice pov, nice dof. good colours
tfs
regards
pankaj

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