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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Jacaranda obtusifolia Bonpl. (BIGNONIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Jacaranda, Green Ebony, Fernleaf Jacaranda

Description

Small semi-deciduous to fully deciduous tree 4-10 m tall with loosely formed crown. Similar to J. mimosifolia except leaflets are blunt-tipped and the flowers paler with shallower cups. Fruits woody seed pod, rounded, flattened, c. 5 cm across with winged seeds.

Ecology

Highland forests.

Distribution

North and Central South America, from Venezuela to Bolivia.

Uses

Often grown as ornamental. Similar to J. mimosifolia, it does better in climates with strong seasonality where it produces better flowering.