Jacaranda acutifolia
Jacaranda acutifolia, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Blue Jacaranda,
Hebrew: ז’קרנדה חדת עלים ,סיגלון מימוזי, Arabic: جكراندة ميموزية الأوراق
| Scientific name: | Jacaranda acutifolia Humb. & Bonpl. | |
| Synonym name: | Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don | |
| Common name: | Blue Jacaranda | |
| Hebrew name: | ז’קרנדה חדת עלים ,סיגלון מימוזי | |
| Arabic/الاسم العربي: | جكراندة ميموزية الأوراق | |
| Español: | Jacarandá | |
| 中文-Chinese: | 蓝花楹 | |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae, ביגנוניים |
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| Life form: | Deciduous tree | |
| Stems: | 5-15 m tall; bark pale brown and furrowed, transverse cracks dividing the ridges between the furrows into long, narrow scales. | |
| Leaves: | Compound and feathery on a stalk to 40 cm; up to 30 pairs of pinnae bearing small, pointed leaflets. | |
| Inflorescence: | Panicle, a loose branching cluster of flowers, before leaf growth | |
| Flowers: | 5 lobed blue, purple corolla | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsule, round, flat, reddish brown, woody; containing numerous light-winged seeds | |
| Origin: | South America | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Jacaranda, a Brazilian vernacular name.
acutifolia, with pointed leaves.
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