Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Jacaranda caerulea
Jacaranda caerulea
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Jacaranda caerulea is a tree that can grow up to 14 metres tall with a bole 30cm in diameter[ 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
HabitatFound mostly on limestone; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ].