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Bignoniaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Jacaranda acutifolia

Jacaranda acutifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Jacaranda acutifolia is a small tree usually growing around 3 - 15 metres tall with a bole up to 37cm in diameter[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 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 and source of wood. Jacaranda acutifolia has a fairly wide distribution within Peru and has been reported to be locally common and abundant. It can also be found in secondary vegetation. With no significant threats facing it, the plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru
HabitatDry forest including secondary inter-Andean dry forest, arid shrubland and often on rocky slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,300 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 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 ].