Remarkable bougainvillea, Buginvillaea spectabilis.
Remarkable bougainvillea, Buginvillaea spectabilis. Hand-coloured lithograph drawn by Samuel Holden for Sir Joseph Paxton's "Magazine of Botany," London, Orr, 1838. Paxton (1803–1865) was an English gardener and architect best known for designing the Crystal Palace. The flower name commemorates the French explorer De Bugainville.
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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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