A small deciduous tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) growing to 12 m/40 ft; leaves pinnately divided into segments, which in turn are pinnately divided into numerous small, oval leaflets; inflorescences pyramidal; flowers drooping, funnel-shaped, blue. Native to Argentina, it has been widely planted in warm regions as an ornamental and street tree. (Family: Bignoniaceae.)
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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 South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Jacaranda Jacaranda acutifolia Bonpl. Jacaranda arborea Urb. Jacaranda brasiliana (Lam.) Pers. Jacaranda caerulea (L.) J.St.-Hil. Jacaranda caucana Pittier Jacaranda copaia (Aubl.) D.Don Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. Jacaranda hesperia Dugand. Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don Jacaranda obtusifolia Humboldt & Jacaranda orinocensis Sandw. Jacaranda poitaei Urb. Jacaranda praetermissa Sandw. Jacaranda sparrei A.H.Gentry
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Sect. Dilobos Jacaranda bracteata Bur. Jacaranda campinae A.Gentry & Morawetz Jacaranda carajasensis A.Gentry Jacaranda caroba (Vell.) DC.
Jacaranda crassifolia Morawetz Jacaranda duckei Vattimo Jacaranda glabra (DC.) Bur. Jacaranda intricata A.Gentry & Morawetz Jacaranda irwinii A.Gentry
Jacaranda jasminoides (Thunb.) Sandw. Jacaranda macrantha Cham. Jacaranda macrocarpa Bur. Jacaranda micrantha Cham. Jacaranda montana Morawetz
Jacaranda morii A.Gentry Jacaranda mutabilis Hassl. Jacaranda obovata Cham. Jacaranda oxyphylla Cham. Jacaranda paucifoliata Mart. Jacaranda
puberula Cham. Jacaranda racemosa Cham. Jacaranda rufa Manso Jacaranda simplicifolia K.Schum. Jacaranda subalpina Morawetz Jacaranda ulei Bur. The
most often seen is the Blue Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia (syn. for example the Copaia (Jacaranda copaia) is important for its timber because of its exceptionally long
bole. Pretoria in South Africa is popularly known as The Jacaranda City due to the enormous number of Jacaranda trees planted as street trees and in parks and gardens. The city of Brisbane in Australia has a local reputation of having a significant population of Jacaranda trees. The University of Queensland in the city's inner west has a very high concentration of the tree, and due to the impressive display of purple flowers in mid-Spring, which wind up littering vast sections of the suburbs, local folklore claims that "one won't start studying for exams until the jacarandas have molted". The Brisbane City Council have used jacarandas to line avenues, and commercial developments in some areas, particularly along the Brisbane River have incorporated jacarandas into their landscape design. The jacaranda has become so much a part of the city's identity that contemporary art, particularly of streetscapes, often incorporates the flowering jacaranda, despite the fact that it flowers for approximately six weeks from September through October. Goodna RSL Jacaranda Festival at Evan Marginson Park, Goodna
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