Jacaranda mimosifolia
Flowering Palisanderholzbaum ( Jacaranda mimosifolia ), detail
The Palisanderholzbaum ( Jacaranda mimosifolia, Syn: .. .. Jacaranda Chelonia Griseb, Jacaranda acutifolia auct non Humb & Bonpl, Jacaranda ovalifolia R.Br. ) is a plant from the family of Bignoniaceae ( Bignoniaceae ).
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The Palisanderholzbaum is a subtropical tree, originally from South America. His area of origin is located in the highlands of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. In suitable climates it is grown as an ornamental plant worldwide due to its striking blue flowers. The tree is kälteempflindlich, but can tolerate short periods with temperatures around -7 ° C. In South Africa, as well as in Queensland, Australia, the neophyte is even considered as an invasive plant because of its tendency to grow wild, the endangered biodiversity.
Description
The Palisanderholzbaum grows as a deciduous tree, reached the stature heights from 5 to 20 meters. Its bark is thin and of a grayish brown color. The tree crown is roundish. The bipinnate leaves have a length of 15 to 40 cm and a width of 10 to 20 cm with (rarely up to ten ) 15 to 20 pinnae first order. The first-order pinnae consist of 15 to 25 sessile leaflets, which have a length of 3 to 12 mm and a width of 1 to 4 mm.
The flowering period lasts up to two months. The flowers are arranged in a paniculate inflorescence. The hermaphrodite, five petals are up to 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. The five sepals are fused closely glock shaped. The five petals are fused blue to violet bell-shaped. The style ends in a bilobed scar.
The flat leather-like, reddish-brown seed capsules have a diameter of 5 cm and containing a number of seeds. The seeds are surrounded by a membranous wing.
Others
Rosewood is usually the term used for wood from trees of the genus Dalbergia, which is not related to Jacaranda, but belongs to the legume.
In Australia there is a Christmas song about the Palisanderholzbaum whose text reads, among other things:
It establishes a link between the heyday of Palisanderholzbaums ( in English or Blue Jacaranda Jacaranda ) and the beginning of the Christmas season.
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- Description in the New South Wales Flora Online. (English )