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Jacaranda
Sign in to saveJacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas while cultivated around the world. The generic name is also used as the common name.
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Jacaranda is a genus of plants within the family Bignoniaceae. It belongs to the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus was described by A.L. Jussieu in 1789 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its common names include jacaranda and futi wood.
Records for this genus are held by several institutions, including FCN-UAQ, INECOL, FC-UNAM, EKY, and UCSB. These records document occurrences in Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, the United States, and Brazil. The total number of recorded occurrences is 63,441, with 1,803 specific records and 290 media items associated with the genus.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyBignoniaceae
Common Name: futi wood
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,803
- With media
- 290
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Collections
- FCN-UAQ, INECOL, FC-UNAM, EKY, UCSB, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, United States, Brazil, Brasil, Panama, Bolivia
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Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas while cultivated around the world. The generic name is also used as the common name.
The species Jacaranda mimosifolia has achieved a cosmopolitan distribution due to introductions, to the extent that it has entered popular culture. It can be found growing as an environmental weed in Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, southern and northern Africa, China, Australia, Rwanda and Cyprus.
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