24,449 observationsVulnerable
blue jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Lamiales ›Family: Bignoniaceae ›Genus: Jacaranda
About
Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its attractive and long-lasting pale indigo flowers. It is also known as jacaranda, blue jacaranda, black poui, or as the fern tree. Older sources call it Jacaranda acutifolia, but it is nowadays more usually classified as Jacaranda mimosifolia. In scientific usage, the name "jacaranda" refers to the genus Jacaranda, which has many other members, but in horticultural
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of blue jacaranda is Jacaranda mimosifolia.
- The blue jacaranda has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
- blue jacaranda belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- blue jacaranda belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- blue jacaranda belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- blue jacaranda belongs to the order Lamiales.
- blue jacaranda belongs to the family Bignoniaceae.
- blue jacaranda belongs to the genus Jacaranda.