bouvardia


bou·var·di·a

B0425000 (bo͞o-vär′dē-ə)n. Any of various shrubs or herbs of the genus Bouvardia of Mexico and Central America, cultivated for their showy, tubular, variously colored flowers grouped in terminal clusters.
[New Latin Bouvardia, genus name, after Charles Bouvard (1572-1658), French physician.]

bouvardia

(buːˈvɑːdɪə) na genus of flowering herbs and shrubs of the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical parts of Central America