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Blue Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable Introduced

Blue Jacaranda
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Overview

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.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Jacaranda mimosifolia — CC BY-SA 4.0