Mimosa-leaved Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Also known as Jacaranda
About Mimosa-leaved Jacaranda
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, Nupur or black poui. Older sources call it J. acutifolia, but modern authorities usually classify it 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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Genus
- Jacaranda
- Family
- BIGNONIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted in gardens and avenues
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Introduced in Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-July
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Hindi
- नूपुर Nupur, नीली गुलमोहर Neeli gulmohur
- Nepali
- भँगेरी फूल Bhangeree Phool
- Bengali
- নেএলকংঠ Neelkanth, নীল কৃষ্ণচূড়া
- Malayalam
- നീലവാക, Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Marathi
- नीलमोहर
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Mimosa-leaved Jacaranda belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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