Jacaranda
Palisanderholzbaum Jacaranda mimosifolia
The Jacaranda represent a genus within the family of Bignoniaceae ( Bignoniaceae ) dar.
The genus consists of about 50 species. It is medium to large, summer or evergreen trees. Their original habitat is the tropical and subtropical region from Mexico to South America. Their main area of distribution is Brazil.
Have Jacaranda trees twice pinnate leaves and bell-shaped, mostly purple - mauve flowers to. A few species have white flowers.
Jacaranda used as a forestry tree species
The wood only partially plays a role. Some species are grown as a crop. The wood of these trees is valuable and richly patterned. The most important farmed tree Jacaranda filicifolia. The wood of other species is too soft to serve as a timber. Jacaranda mimosifolia called in German Palisanderholzbaum; However, the well-known under the name of rosewood wood comes from the legume genus Dalbergia.
Jacarandas as an ornamental plant
Their showy bloom that lasts about two weeks, has meant that they are grown in many climatically suitable regions as ornamental plants. Among the trees of this genus that are most often planted among the Palisanderholzbaum ( Jacaranda mimosifolia ).
In Central Europe, where the trees do not thrive in the open air due to their sensitivity to frost, they are very rarely offered as a houseplant. Seeds of Jacaranda mimosifolia, which is offered by seed companies, germinates relatively easily from 7-10 days. At flowering, but the Palisanderbaum rarely comes as a houseplant. Flowers are only recognized when the plant reaches a height that makes them unsuitable as a houseplant.
Types (selection)
- Jacaranda acutifolia
- Jacaranda arborea
- Jacaranda caerulea
- Jacaranda caroba
- Jacaranda caucana
- Jacaranda copaia
- Jacaranda glabra
- Palisanderholzbaum ( Jacaranda mimosifolia )
- Jacaranda obtusifolia
- Jacaranda praetermissa
- Jacaranda sparrei