Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Jacaranda paucifoliolata
Jacaranda paucifoliolata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Jacaranda paucifoliolata is an erect, perennial plant growing around 40 - 150cm tall from a thick, tuberous, woody rootstock. It has stems that become more or less woody, especially near the base, and persist[ 461 Title Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil Publication Author Correa M.P. Publisher Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro Year 1926 ISBN Description A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goiás)
HabitatShrubby and montane savannah; at elevations from 750 - 1,450 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 ].