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Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Jacaranda Juss. (キリモドキ)
Kirimodoki (キリモドキ, 桐擬), Brazililan rosewood, blue jacaranda, black poui or fern tree
(シウンボク, 紫雲木)
Life form: tall tree, with 15 m in height
Distribution: native to the subtropical regions in south-central South America
Habitat: savanna and other grasslands, riparian woodland and other riverside habitats, also in forests and in sheltered situations such as in wooded ravines
Leaf: 10-20 pairs of pinnae and 14-24 pairs of leaflets
Use: transplanted to various regions, including Western Australia (for ornamental) and southern part of Japan
Synonyms:

Jacaranda acutifolia auct. non Humb. et Bonpl.

Cultivars: summer samba, white, etc.
The three great tropical flowering trees (熱帯三大花木)
Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. (鳳凰木, royal Poinciana)
Cassia fistula L. (火炎木, golden shower tree)
Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don (紫雲木, Brazilian rosewood)
索引

Jacaranda mimosifolia in Asia and Australia


Australia

ST1 ST2
[1/2] in the campus of the University of Western Australia, Crawley, on November 17 2003.

Japan

ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] on an arboretum in Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden, northern Kyushu, on September 20 2025.

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