Bignoniaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Jacaranda hesperia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Jacaranda hesperia is a tree that can grow from 3 - 25 metres tall; the bole is up to 35cm 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. Jacaranda hesperia has a very wide distribution, occurring in at least two of the five biogeographical regions within Colombia. It does not currently experience any major threats to its populations and no potential future threats have been identified. 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 RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia

HabitatRainforest; at elevations up to 800 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 ].