Jacaranda caucana is a species of flowering tree first described by Swiss-born botanist Henri François Pittier in 1917.[1][2] It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Colombia.[3]
| Jacaranda caucana | |
|---|---|
_(14732856038).jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Jacaranda |
| Species: | J. caucana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Jacaranda caucana Pittier 1917
| |
Description edit
_(14732760400).jpg)
Jacaranda caucana is medium-sized with a straight trunk. The crown is wide and round with fern-like leaves that almost reach the ground. The leaves are small, pointed and divided into leaflets and subleaflets. During the dry season large, purple flowers are produced. The fruits are "woody capsules". The deep purple flowers mean it is commonly used as an ornamental tree in gardens.[4]
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacaranda caucana.
- ^ "Plant Name Details Bignoniaceae Jacaranda caucana Pittier". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "20596". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Family: Bignoniaceae, Jacaranda caucana, Pittier". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Jacaranda caucana, Pittier". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
Data related to Jacaranda caucana at Wikispecies