Жакаранда

Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America. It belongs to the family Bignoniaceae. It is also known as the jacaranda, blue jacaranda, Nupur or black poui. The tree grows to a height of up to 20 m. The flowers are up to 5 cm long and are grouped in 30 cm panicles. They appear in spring and early summer and last for up to two months. They are followed by woody seed pods that contain numerous flat, winged seeds.

The species is native to southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and southern Bolivia. In its native range the tree is threatened by uncontrolled logging and clearing of land for agriculture, and it is assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The wood is pale grey to whitish, straight-grained, relatively soft, and knot-free. It dries without difficulty and is often used in its green or wet state for turnery and bowl carving.

Jacaranda is also a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. The name is of South American origin, more specifically Tupi-Guarani. Another species, Jacaranda copaia, is important for its timber because of its exceptionally long bole. Its heartwood is basically yellow, white or grey, and its density is 0.3-0.52 g/cm3.

Dalbergia nigra, the Brazilian rosewood, is a different tree, a legume in the family Fabaceae, and it is also called jacarandá-da-Bahia and jacarandá-do-brasil.

Jacaranda mimosifolia flower extract is an extract obtained from the flowers of the tree. Methanolic and aqueous extracts of the flowers show a high amount of total flavonoids. Quercetin, gallic acid, caffeic acid, and rutin were identified in the extract, and quercetin was the most abundant compound.

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