Jacaranda Juss.
First published in Gen. Pl.: 138 (1789)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America to N. Argentina. It is a tree.
Descriptions
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, mostly twice pinnately compound; leaflets usually numerous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers in terminal or axillary panicles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 5-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-lobed, somewhat 2-lipped
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, 2 long and 2 short, included; staminode present, longer than the stamens
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disk ring-shaped
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule oblong to ovate or obovate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds winged.
- Distribution
- About 50 species in central and southern America and the West Indies.
Sources
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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Kew Science Photographs
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