Bignoniaceae
Black poui
Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Genus
- Jacaranda
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- ابنوس اخضر, جاكرندة, جكرندة
- Chinese
- 蓝花楹, 花楹
- English
- Black poui
- French
- Flamboyant bleu
- Hebrew
- ג'קרנדה, יקרנדה, סיגלון חד עלי, סיגלון חד עלים
- Japanese
- シウンボク, ジャカランダ
- Malagasy
- Zakarandaha
- Quechua
- Yarawiska
- shn
- ယွႆးယုင်းသွမ်ႇ
- Spanish
- Jacaranda, Tarco, Jacarandá, Jacarandá acuatifolia, Jacarandá en Paraguay, Jacarandá heterophylla, Jacarandá ovalifolia
- Swedish
- Jakaranda mimosifolia, Palisander
Synonyms
- Jacaranda chelonia Griseb.
- Jacaranda ovalifolia R.Br.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, September to December (from 260 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Prashanth N S, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Torrente, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: The Great Walter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Sayee Girdhari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Gustavo Puente, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gonzalo Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kr1kr1kr1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Adampol Galindo from DF, México, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Svnavare, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.