Nupur / Mimosa-Leaved Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Also known as Jacaranda
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-July
How to identify Nupur
Identify Nupur by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Bipinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nupur.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Genus
- Jacaranda
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted in gardens and avenues
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Introduced in Tropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-July
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compoundrecordedThe leaf is divided twice — each 'leaflet' is itself a row of smaller leaflets, giving a fine, fern-like look.“The leaves are up to 45 cm (18 in) long and bi-pinnately compound, with leaflets little more than 1 cm (0.4 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nupur itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are up to 5 cm (2 in) long, and are grouped in 30 cm (12 in) panicles.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nupur itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
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
About Nupur
A member of the Bignoniaceae family, Mimosa-leaved Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 16 other states. It is planted in gardens and avenues. Flowering and fruiting run from December to July.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Nupur belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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