Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bignoniaceae | Genus: Jacaranda | Species:
Jacaranda
mimosifolia D. Don
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Jacaranda chelonia Griseb., Jacaranda ovalifolia R.Br. | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Neeli Gulmohur | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Mimosa-leaved Jacaranda,Jacaranda,Brazilian Rose Wood, Blue Jacaranda, Fern Tree, Green Ebony | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Neeli Gulmohur | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 500-2400 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a rounded woody capsule to 7 cm across with a wavy edge, brown black when mature, splitting on the tree to set free many light-winged seeds. Capsules may hang on the tree for up to 2 years. |
| Habitat | It prefers highland areas but can also grow in some drier ones. It is frost tender when young. A deep-rooted, greedy feeder so that few plants or crops can grow below it. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Argentina, Brazil, Africa, Australia, India, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico | Bark Details | Bark pale brown and furrowed, transverse cracks dividing the ridges between the furrows into long, narrow scales |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Manimajara and Daria, Sector 6, Sector 9, Sector 10, Sector 11, Sector 23, Sector 26, Sector 32, Sector 46 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous tree up to 20 m in height with spreading branches making a light crown. Bark pale brown and furrowed, transverse cracks dividing the ridges between the furrows into long, narrow scales. Leaves compound and feathery on a stalk to 40 cm; up to 30 pairs of pinnae bearing small, pointed leaflets. Flowers striking blue-violet, in clusters, each flower bell shaped, to 4 cm, usually on the bare tree before leaf growth. Fruit a rounded woody capsule to 7 cm across with a wavy edge, brownblack when mature, splitting on the tree to set free many light-winged seeds | Leaf Details | Leaves compound and feathery on a stalk to 40 cm; up to 30 pairs of pinnae bearing small, pointed leaflets. |
