 jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of central america, south america, cuba, hispaniola , jamaica and the bahamas.a.h. gentry & w. morawetz, jacaranda, in gentry, a. h. 1992. flora neotropica: bignoniaceae - part ii ( tribe tecomeae). flora neotropica monograph 25 (2): 1-130. it has been planted widely in asia, especially in nepal. it has been introduced to most tropical and subtropical regions. the genus name is also used as the common name.  ==etymology== thumb|jacaranda tree the name is believed to be of guarani origin, meaning fragrant.jacaranda mimosifolia the word jacaranda was described in a supplement to mr. chambers's cyclopÃ¦dia, 1st ed., (1753) as "a name given by some authors to the tree the wood of which is the log-wood, used in dyeing and in medicine" and as being of tupi-guarani origin,oxford english dictionary 2nd ed. (1989) by way of portuguese. although not consistent with the guarani source, one common pronunciation of the name in english is given by . ==growth== the species are shrubs to large trees ranging in size from  tall. the leaves are bipinnate in most species, pinnate or simple in a few species. the flowers are produced in conspicuous large panicles, each flower with a five-lobed blue to purple-blue corolla; a few species have white flowers. the fruit is an oblong to oval flattened capsule containing numerous slender seeds. the genus differs from other genera in the bignoniaceae in having a staminode that is longer than the stamens, tricolpate pollen, and a chromosome number of 18. this species thriv
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