Jacaranda mimosifolia

Primary tabs

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Distribution

Africa: Congo (Congo present), Madagascar present, NW. Argentina present, Pacific: Hawaii present, S. Africa present, Southern America: Bolivia (Bolivia present), W. Java present, tropical America present
Tropical America, Bolivia to NW. Argentina. Seen from W. Java, Hawaii, S. Africa, Madagascar, Congo. Perhaps not distinct from the Peruvian J. acutifolia H.B.K.

Ecology

Suitable as a roadside tree and in parks. Flowers often when leaves are shed.

Taxonomy

The names of DON and BROWN were published on the same day on material from the same source; a unique nomenclatural case!

Citation

BACK. & BAKH.F. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 239