Scientific name: | Jacaranda acutifolia Humb. & Bonpl. | |
Synonym name: | Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don | |
Common name: | Blue Jacaranda | |
Hebrew name: | ז'קרנדה חדת עלים ,סיגלון מימוזי | |
Family: | Bignoniaceae, ביגנוניים |
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Life form: | Deciduous tree | |
Stems: | 5-15 m tall; bark pale brown and furrowed, transverse cracks dividing the ridges between the furrows into long, narrow scales. | |
Leaves: | Compound and feathery on a stalk to 40 cm; up to 30 pairs of pinnae bearing small, pointed leaflets. | |
Inflorescence: | Panicle, a loose branching cluster of flowers, before leaf growth | |
Flowers: | 5 lobed blue, purple corolla | |
Fruits / pods: | Capsule, round, flat, reddish brown, woody; containing numerous light-winged seeds | |
Origin: | South America |
Derivation of the botanical name: Jacaranda, a Brazilian vernacular name. acutifolia, with pointed leaves. mimosifolia, with leaves like genus Mimosa.
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