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DESCR<strong>IP</strong>TIONS<br />

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2002 VOL <strong>15</strong> NO. 2<br />

Table 14 Bougainvillea varieties<br />

‘Maudi’ *‘Gloucester*‘Rubyana’ *‘Zuki’ A<br />

Royal’ A<br />

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PLANT: GROWTH HABIT<br />

spreading upright upright/ spreading<br />

bushy<br />

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PLANT: SIZE<br />

medium large large small/<br />

medium<br />

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STEM: SIZE OF THORNS<br />

large medium large medium<br />

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STEM: THICKNESS OF THORNS<br />

thin medium medium thin<br />

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STEM: SHAPE OF THORNS<br />

flat concave concave concave<br />

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LEAF: SIZE<br />

medium large medium/ medium<br />

large<br />

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LEAF: UNDULATION OF THE MARGIN<br />

weak weak strong medium<br />

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LEAF: CURVATURE OF LONGITUDINAL AXIS<br />

recurved recurved straight straight/<br />

recurved<br />

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LEAF: GLOSSINESS OF UPPER SIDE<br />

medium weak medium weak<br />

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LEAF: PRESENCE OF VARIEGATION<br />

present absent absent present<br />

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LEAF: TYPE OF VARIEGATION<br />

central n/a n/a marginal<br />

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LEAF: DEGREE OF VARIEGATION<br />

very low n/a n/a low<br />

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LEAF COLOUR: NUMBER OF COLOURS<br />

two one one three or more<br />

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LEAF COLOUR: PRIMARY COLOUR (RHS, 2001)<br />

147A 147A 147A 189A<br />

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LEAF COLOUR: SECONDARY COLOUR (RHS, 2001)<br />

147B n/a n/a 160B<br />

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LEAF COLOUR: TERTIARY COLOUR (RHS, 2001)<br />

n/a n/a n/a 191A<br />

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LEAF COLOUR: BORDER BETWEEN COLOURS<br />

not n/a n/a clearly<br />

clearly<br />

defined<br />

defined<br />

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BRACT: SIZE<br />

medium large large medium<br />

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BRACT: DEGREE OF REFLEX<br />

medium straight straight straight<br />

or low or low or low<br />

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BRACT: PRIMARY COLOUR (MOST PREVALENT OR<br />

OBVIOUS) (RHS, 2001)<br />

64A 187C 60A 64A<br />

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BRACT: PRIMARY COLOUR (RHS, 2001)<br />

N66B 61B 60B N74A<br />

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FLOWER: DIAMETER<br />

small large small small<br />

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FLOWER: PREDOMINANT COLOUR OF FLORAL TUBE<br />

purple red red purple<br />

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FLOWER: SIZE OF FLORAL TUBE<br />

medium large small medium<br />

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FLOWER: SHAPE OF FLORAL TUBE<br />

slender slender slightly slender<br />

swollen<br />

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FLOWER: EMERGENCE OF STAMENS<br />

absent present absent absent<br />

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‘Ningili’<br />

Application No: 2000/349 Accepted: 20 Dec 2000.<br />

Applicant: Jan and Peter Iredell, Moggill, QLD.<br />

Characteristics (Table <strong>15</strong>, Figure 21) Plant: growth habit<br />

bushy-spreading, size small-medium, Stem: degree of<br />

hairiness absent or low, thorns present, size of thorns<br />

medium, thickness of thorns medium, shape of thorns<br />

concave. New growth: presence of anthocyanin present.<br />

Leaf: size medium, length of blade (mean) 81.30 mm, width<br />

of blade (mean) 61.19 mm, length of petiole (mean) 22.25<br />

mm, shape broad ovate, shape of apex acuminate, shape of<br />

base obtuse, undulation of the margin medium, shape of<br />

cross-section concave, curvature of longitudinal axis<br />

straight/recurved, glossiness of upper side weak, presence<br />

of variegation present, type of variegation central, degree of<br />

variegation very low. Leaf colour: number of colours two,<br />

primary colour (primary colour is the most prevalent or<br />

obvious) RHS 137A, variegation visible only on new<br />

growth, border between colours not clearly defined. Bract:<br />

size small-medium, degree of reflex straight or low, width<br />

medium, shape of apex acute, partly expanded: number of<br />

colours one, primary colour RHS 63C, fully expanded:<br />

number of colours one, primary colour RHS N57D. Flower:<br />

present, diameter small, predominant colour of visible<br />

petals (perianth) white/cream, predominant colour of floral<br />

tube green, size of floral tube small, shape of floral tube<br />

slightly swollen, emergence of stamens present. (Note: all<br />

RHS colour chart numbers refer to 2001 edition.)<br />

Origin and Breeding Spontaneous mutation: originated as<br />

a bud-sport on Bougainvillea ‘Unnamed Pink’ at applicant’s<br />

property during 1989. The sport was characterised by<br />

prolific flower production, compact habit and bright bract<br />

colour. The mutated shoot was isolated and propagated<br />

vegetatively through six generations to confirm the<br />

uniformity and stability of the selection. Selection criteria:<br />

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