Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don.
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Jacaranda |
| Family Name : | Bignoniaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Jacaranda mimosifolia |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Vulnerable |
| Flowering Period : | March - May |
| Fruiting Period : | October - November |
| Origin : | South America |
Uses
The bark and roots are used in the treatment of syphilis. The tree creates pleasant open shade and can be used effectively as a screen or as a windbreak. It is also used as an ornamental plant.
Description
Deciduous tree, up to 20 m. Bark is thin, grey-brown, smooth when the tree is young but eventually becoming finely scaly. Leaves bipinnate, opposite, pinnae 12-31 pinnae, 13-41 sessile leaflets; leaflets narrowly elliptic, chartaceous, glabrous, or slightly puberulous along midrib and margin, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margin slightly revolute. Inflorescence an open terminal panicle. Flowers bisexual, purplish-blue or lilac, pubescent on the outside. Fruit a capsule, compressed, orbicular, reddish-brown, woody. Seeds thin, winged with brownish streaks.
