Plants in Israel: Tipuana tipu
Tipuana tipu, Machaerium tipu, Tipuana speciosa, Pride of Bolivia, Rosewood, Tipu Tree,
Hebrew: מכנף נאה, Arabic: بليسندر جميله
| Scientific name: | Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze | |
| Synonym name: | Machaerium tipu Benth., Tipuana speciosa Benth. | |
| Common name: | Pride of Bolivia, Rosewood, Tipu Tree | |
| Hebrew name: | מכנף נאה | |
| Arabic name: | بليسندر جميله | |
| Family: | Fabaceae, Pea family, משפחה קטניות |
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| Life form: | Deciduous tree, ornamental | |
| Stems: | 14m high 22m diameter; reddish-brown fissured bark | |
| Leaves: | Pinnated leaves, leaflets 3-5cm long by 1.2-2cm wide, buttock-shaped tips | |
| Inflorescence: | Loosely branched terminal panicles | |
| Flowers: | Corolla yellow, 20 mm in diameter, petals 5, the standard is 15-18 mm long, calyx 8-9 mm, with short triangular teeth | |
| Fruits / pods: | Broad-winged pods | |
| Flowering Period: | May, June | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed land | |
| Distribution: | Throuhout the country | |
| Chorotype: | South America, Southern South America: Argentina, Western South America: Bolivia | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Tipuana, named after the Tipuana valley in Paraná (Brazil) where the best gold was found. tipu, from a vernacular name for this tree in Southern Brazil.
In Israel, it’s use as an ornamental tree began in the 1970s and 80s, when it was often planted as a shade tree for boulevards, gardens and groves throuhout the country.  |