Jacaranda
Jacaranda | |
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A flower of Jacaranda mimosifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Tribe: | Jacarandeae
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Genus: | Jacaranda Juss. |
Type species | |
Jacaranda mimosifolia | |
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Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas[1] while cultivated around the world. The generic name is also used as the common name.
The species Jacaranda mimosifolia[2] has achieved a cosmopolitan distribution due to introductions, to the extent that it has entered popular culture. It can be found growing wild in Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, southern and northern Africa, China, Australia, Rwanda and Cyprus.
Etymology
The name is of
Description
The species are
Taxonomy
The genus is divided into two sections, sect. Monolobos and sect. Dilobos DC., based on the number of
Species
Sect. Monolobos
- Jacaranda acutifoliaBonpl.
- Jacaranda arborea Urb.
- Jacaranda brasiliana (Lam.) Pers.
- Jacaranda caerulea (L.) J.St.-Hil.
- Jacaranda caucana Pittier
- Jacaranda copaia (Aubl.) D.Don
- Jacaranda cowellii Britton & P.Wilson
- Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. ex DC.
- Jacaranda decurrens Cham.
- Jacaranda ekmanii Alain
- Jacaranda hesperia Dugand.
- Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don
- Jacaranda obtusifolia Humboldt & Bonpl.
- Jacaranda orinocensis Sandw.
- Jacaranda poitaei Urb.
- Jacaranda praetermissa Sandw.
- Jacaranda selleana Urb.
- Jacaranda sparrei A.H.Gentry
Sect. Dilobos
- Jacaranda bracteata Bur. & K.Schum.
- Jacaranda bullata A.H.Gentry
- Jacaranda campinae A.Gentry & Morawetz
- Jacaranda carajasensis A.Gentry
- Jacaranda caroba (Vell.) DC.
- Jacaranda crassifolia Morawetz
- Jacaranda duckei Vattimo
- Jacaranda egleri Sandwith
- Jacaranda glabra (DC.) Bur. & K.Schum.
- Jacaranda grandifoliolata A.H.Gentry
- Jacaranda heterophylla M.M.Silva-Castro[8]
- Jacaranda intricata A.Gentry & Morawetz
- Jacaranda irwinii A.Gentry
- Jacaranda jasminoides (Thunb.) Sandw.
- Jacaranda macrantha Cham.
- Jacaranda macrocarpa Bur. & K.Schum.
- Jacaranda micrantha Cham.
- Jacaranda montana Morawetz
- Jacaranda morii A.Gentry
- Jacaranda mutabilis Hassl.
- Jacaranda obovata Cham.
- Jacaranda oxyphylla Cham.
- Jacaranda paucifoliata Mart. ex DC.
- Jacaranda puberula Cham.
- Jacaranda racemosa Cham.
- Jacaranda rufa Manso
- Jacaranda rugosa A.H.Gentry
- Jacaranda simplicifolia K.Schum.
- Jacaranda subalpina Morawetz
- Jacaranda ulei Bur. & K.Schum.
Cultivation
Jacaranda can be propagated from grafting, cuttings, and seeds, though plants grown from seeds take a long time to bloom. Jacaranda grows in well-drained soil and tolerates drought and brief spells of frost and freeze.[9][10]
This genus thrives in full sun and sandy soils, which explains their abundance in warmer climates. Mature plants can survive in colder climates down to −7 °C (19 °F); however, they may not bloom as profusely. Younger plants are more fragile and may not survive in colder climates when temperatures drop below freezing.
Uses
Several species are widely grown as
Gallery
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Flowers of Jacaranda ulei
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Jacaranda seeds
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Jacaranda tree blooming in India
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Jacaranda trees in bloom in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
References
- JSTOR 4393739.
- ^ "Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don". Plants of theWorld Online.
- ^ "Jacaranda mimosifolia - Parcs i Jardins - Itineraris". bcn.cat.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed. (1989)
- ^ "Jacaranda". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Jacaranda". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ "Jacaranda Tree". The Lovely Plants. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Jacaranda Tree". www.wikilawn.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
External links
- Media related to Jacaranda at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Jacaranda at Wikispecies
- Dos Santos, G., & Miller, R. B. (1997). "Wood anatomy of Jacaranda (Bignoniaceae): Systematic relationships in sections Monolobos and Dilobos as suggested by twig and stem rays" (PDF file). IAWA Journal 18: 369–383. Archived 2019-05-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- Goodna Jacaranda Festival at Evan Marginson Park, Goodna
- Agroforestry Tree Database
- Jacaranda Festival, Grafton; Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine