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Jacaranda

Q: Is Jacaranda natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: No commercial extraction exists for Jacaranda mimosifolia flowers or wood in perfumery. The note is entirely reconstructed from synthetic materials..

FLOWERS / floral · fresh · aromatic

Jacaranda

Category	FLOWERS
Subcategory	floral · fresh · aromatic
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Jacaranda mimosifolia
Appearance	Pale blue to violet flowers; extract is pale yellow to amber liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Argentina, Brazil
Pyramid	Heart

Woody, slightly honeyed, faintly violet-like. Jacaranda wood smells like pale, sun-bleached timber with a sweet, resinous whisper — softer and less assertive than most tropical hardwoods.

Scent
The Full Story
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Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Mild, warm, faintly sweet-floral wood. Less assertive than any standard perfumery wood. The flower aspect adds a violet-honeyed whisper. Like walking under a jacaranda canopy in spring — warm air, fallen purple petals, faint sweetness, sun-warmed bark.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Mild warm wood, faint violet sweetness, honeyed

After a few hours

Softer, warmer, barely perceptible floral trace

After a few days

Very faint warm woody residue

The Full Story

Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a subtropical tree native to South America, famous for its spectacular purple-blue flower canopy. In perfumery, the reference can be to the flowers (mildly sweet, faintly honeyed, with a violet-like quality) or to the wood (pale, warm, faintly resinous).

The flowers of Jacaranda mimosifolia have a mild, pleasant scent — sweet, faintly honey-like, with a vague violet quality from trace ionone-type compounds. The scent is subtle compared to the visual spectacle. No commercial flower extraction exists.

Jacaranda wood is not a standard perfumery material either. The timber is pale, relatively light, and has a mild, warm, faintly resinous scent without the intensity of rosewood, sandalwood, or cedar.

In perfumery, jacaranda is a fantasy note evoking the tree's visual and atmospheric presence — the purple flower canopy against blue sky — translated into a soft, warm, faintly floral wood.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Jacaranda mimosifolia was introduced to South Africa in the 1880s and became so dominant in Pretoria that the city is called Jakarandastad — despite the tree being native to Argentina and Bolivia, not Africa.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: No commercial extraction exists for Jacaranda mimosifolia flowers or wood in perfumery. The note is entirely reconstructed from synthetic materials.

Molecular Formula	Complex mixture (floral extract)
CAS Number	N/A — natural floral extract
Botanical Name	Jacaranda mimosifolia
IFRA Status	Not applicable — no commercial perfumery extract exists. CAS 1415551-75-5 (flower extract) is classified as cosmetic-only, not for fragrance use.
Synonyms	blue jacaranda, jacaranda tree
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Pale blue to violet flowers; extract is pale yellow to amber liquid

In Perfumery

Jacaranda is a fantasy note — no standard commercial extract exists. Reconstructed from mild wood materials, ionone-type violet notes, and honeyed modifiers. Functions as a soft, warm, floral-woody heart note in spring, Latin American, and nature-atmospheric compositions.