Jacaranda caucana

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Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Bignoniaceae
Tribus: Jacarandeae
Genus: Jacaranda
Sectio: J. sect. Jacaranda
Species: Jacaranda caucana

Subspecies: J. c. subsp. caucana
Name

Jacaranda caucana Pittier, 1917
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Jacaranda gualanday Cortés, Fl. Colombia: 99 (1897), nom. nud.
Jacaranda trianae Kraenzl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 226 (1921).
Jacaranda caucana subsp. sandwithiana A.H.Gentry, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 858 (1973 publ. 1974).
Jacaranda caucana subsp. glabrata A.H.Gentry, Fl. Venez. 8(4): 201 (1982).
Jacaranda caucana subsp. calycina A.H.Gentry, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2): 68 (1992).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Northern South America
Colombia (Antioquia, Bolvar, Caldas, Caquet, Cesar, Choc, Crdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Venezuela (Apure, Barinas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Tachira, Yaracuy, Zulia)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Jacaranda caucana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 27. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Jacaranda caucana is a species of flowering tree first described by Swiss-born botanist Henri François Pittier in 1917.[1][2] It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Colombia.[3]
Description
Flowers of Jacaranda caucana.

Jacaranda caucana is medium-sized with a straight trunk. The crown is wide and round with fern-like leaves that almost reach the ground. The leaves are small, pointed and divided into leaflets and subleaflets. During the dry season large, purple flowers are produced. The fruits are "woody capsules". The deep purple flowers mean it is commonly used as an ornamental tree in gardens.[4]
References

"Plant Name Details Bignoniaceae Jacaranda caucana Pittier". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"20596". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
"Family: Bignoniaceae, Jacaranda caucana, Pittier". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"Jacaranda caucana, Pittier". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2018.