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Bougainvillea × buttiana

Holttum & Standl. (1944)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nyctaginaceae Genus: Bougainvillea

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 23: 44 (1944)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bougainvillea × buttiana 75 yards S of Kahuku Hospital, Honolulu Flat slope. Soil coral clay. Preserved_Specimen Woody vine, white bracts. McCulloch, R. 38 Oahu BISH 1975-04-11
2 Bougainvillea × buttiana LTM of BYU-H Campus Flat slope. Soil clay, sandy. Mostly on low lying areas. Preserved_Specimen Woody vine with climbing stems. Utai, M. 9 Oahu BISH 1975-03-01
3 Bougainvillea × buttiana Pearl City, 1114 Hookahi Street Slope 1-2%. Soil sandy loam. Preserved_Specimen Crisped bracts; Flowers lavender, pink-bluish and white. Sanclay, S. 23 Oahu BISH 1986-03-12
4 Bougainvillea × buttiana Church College of Hawaii Slope 15%. Soil volcanic clay. Preserved_Specimen Thorny vine.Tends to be more tree-like than other Bougainvilleas. Flowers brick red. Beckham, N. 35 Oahu BISH 1967-04-06
5 Bougainvillea × buttiana Near L.D.S. Church, Waialua, Honolulu 5% slope. Soil: silty loam. Preserved_Specimen Flowers tiny white with showy scarlet bracts Alfualo, D. 41 Oahu BISH 1975-03-08
6 Bougainvillea × buttiana Haleiwa Flat slope. Soil loam. Preserved_Specimen Shrubs; Flowers purple, doubled. Distribution scattered where planted. Hai, N. 4 Oahu BISH 1975-04-01
7 Bougainvillea × buttiana Wailua Game Reserve plots stripmined for bauxite ore. Preserved_Specimen Spiny, scrambling vine; bracts red Howard, R.A. 20238 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
8 Bougainvillea × buttiana Church College of Hawaii, Laie 15% Slope. Soil is clay, loam. Preserved_Specimen Thorny vine; distribution sparse. Flowers rich crimson-lake. Beckham, N. 39 Oahu BISH 1967-04-08
9 Bougainvillea × buttiana Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, by Visitor Center and main ruins exotic vegetation; area modified by ancient Polynesians Preserved_Specimen bracts white Higashino, P.K. 10303 Hawaii BISH 1984-04-08
10 Bougainvillea × buttiana Hauula Slope 5-15%. Soil clay. Preserved_Specimen Large climbing shrub. Hall, M.T. 2 Oahu BISH 1980-12-12
11 Bougainvillea × buttiana BYU-H Campus, Laie Slope flat. Soil loam. Preserved_Specimen A large woody vine. Twigs, leaves & flower bracts are hairy. Inflorescences grow in large massed clusters with 3 brick red, gaudy bracts. 3 small yellow tubular flowers. Tiu, C. 40 Oahu BISH 1975-04-02
12 Bougainvillea × buttiana Keapu, 329 Mamaloah Hwy., residence, Kona hedge Preserved_Specimen Arborescent vine. Bracts purple, flowers pale yellow, tube tinged with purple. Leaves alternate with thorns at base of petiole Teraoka, W. 11 Hawaii BISH 1979-04-20
13 Bougainvillea × buttiana Mokolii Scattered plants on W side. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 5041931 Oahu BISH 2005-04-19
14 Bougainvillea × buttiana 104 Nokoa drive, Wailuku, Maui Preserved_Specimen Bushy and viny plant. Tanabe, L. 25 Maui BISH 1960-12-28
15 Bougainvillea × buttiana Laie, behind temple Sandy loam. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, long branches not erect; thorns; green leaves; terminal leaves brightly colored. Weber, L. 337 Oahu BISH 1977-03-24
16 Bougainvillea × buttiana Niu area of Honolulu, Oka Nursery & Landscaping. 445 Halaki St Preserved_Specimen Recently propagated shrubs up to 0.3 m tall. Bracts magenta. Corolla within cream with some magenta. Flowers odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 1965 Oahu BISH 1986-02-03
17 Bougainvillea × buttiana Green Valley Punaluu Ranch Garden; rocky clay. Preserved_Specimen Avilla, J.J. 23 Oahu BISH 1975-03-18
18 Bougainvillea × buttiana 1114 Hookahi St., Pearl City Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 10542 Oahu BISH 1933-05-28
19 Bougainvillea × buttiana Kapaa, in Geraldine King Tams garden Preserved_Specimen Thicketforming shrubby liane with scandent stems to 3m tall. Young shoots with few hairs. Spines weakly curved, bracts pink. Corolla tube barely swollen. Mabberley, D.J. 2470 Kauai BISH 1998-06-10
20 Bougainvillea × buttiana Bishop Museum grounds Preserved_Specimen Leu, M. 53 Oahu BISH 1987-11-30
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