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Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its attractive and long-lasting violet-colored flowers. It is also known as the jacaranda, blue jacaranda, black poui, or fern tree. Older sources call it J. acutifolia, but it is nowadays more usually classified as J. mimosifolia. In scientific usage, the name "jacaranda" refers to the genus Jacaranda, which has many other members, but in horticultural and everyday usage, it nearly always means the blue jacaranda. In its native range in the wild, J. mimosifolia is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Jacaranda
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Jacaranda mimosifolia en jacaranda en blue jacaranda en black poui en fern tree
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