Fern Leaf Jacaranda is a deciduous tree, about 4-10 m high, with a loosely
formed crown. Leaves are compound, bipinnate, opposite - leaflets many
opposite, blade elliptic or rhomboid, apex acute, base obtuse.
Leaves are crowded at the end of long, almost vertical branches. Ends of the
branches carry large pyramidal panicles. Tubular flowers are strongly
reddish-violet, a much more strongly colored than its cousin, the
Blue Jacaranda. Fruit is a thick, flattened pod with 2 valves. Fern Leaf Jacaranda is native to Brazil and neighbouring areas.
Identification credit: Ajinkya Gadave
Photographed at Kamshet, Maharashtra.
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