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Jacaranda mimosifolia
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Piers Road, Borrowdale
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Piers Road, Borrowdale
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Piers Road, Borrowdale
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| Common names: | Jacaranda (English) |
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| Description: |
Tree to 20 m. Leaves 15-40 × 10-20 cm; pinnae opposite or subopposite with (10-)15-20 pairs; each pinna imparipinnate. Leaflets oblong to elliptic, sessile, opposite, subopposite to alternate, slightly asymmetric, markedly apiculate, 15-25 leaflets each side of the pinna axis, terminal leaflet longer and long-acuminate. Flowers purple, 5 cm × 4 cm wide. Capsule c. 5 cm in diameter. Seeds with a prominent wing. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | mimosifolia: leaves like a Mimosa (2 pinnate) |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Brazil |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 273. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 30. |
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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Jacaranda mimosifoliaFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Jacaranda mimosifolia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Jacaranda mimosifolia
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Jacaranda mimosifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Jacaranda mimosifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Jacaranda mimosifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Jacaranda mimosifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Jacaranda mimosifolia
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iNaturalist: Jacaranda mimosifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Jacaranda mimosifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Plants of the World Online: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Tropicos: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Wikipedia: Jacaranda mimosifolia
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