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Jacaranda
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This article is about the plant genus. For the tree in the genus commonly called Jacaranda, see Jacaranda mimosifolia. For the rosewood, see Dalbergia nigra. For other uses, see Jacaranda (disambiguation).
Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas[1] while cultivated around the world. The generic name is also used as the common name.
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A flower of Jacaranda mimosifolia | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Tribe: | Jacarandeae |
Genus: | Jacaranda Juss. |
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Jacaranda mimosifolia | |
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The species Jacaranda mimosifolia[2] has achieved a cosmopolitan distribution due to introductions, to the extent that it has entered popular culture. It can be found growing wild in Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, southern and northern Africa, China, Australia, Rwanda and Cyprus.