Jacaranda mimosifolia D. don
Vernacular name: Neeli gulmohar
Species Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don
Family: Bignoniaceae
Habit: Large Deciduous tree
Stem: Bark is thin, gray-brown, scaly in older trees,
Leaf: Opposite, distant, bipinnate, leaflets oblong-rhomboid, the terminal larger.
Flowering: March-May
Flowers: Terminal panicle inflorescence, bisexual flowers, Violet-blue in colour, calyx small, 5-toothed, campanulate corolla, didynamous
Fruit: Oblong capsule
Uses:
- Common avenue tree planted in gardens and along road.
- A vibrant purple coloured dye is extracted from the flowers and leaves of this plant in China, that is used in textile industry.
- Plant attracts a variety of pollinators due to its nector filled flowers.
- Wood can be used as timber for woodworking, crafts and cabinetry.
- Leaf extracts are used to treat ulcers, sores, wounds and various skin infection.
- In traditional medicines, infusions of bark and leaves of plant are use to treat digestive and venereal conditions.
- Plant has antifungal and antimicrobial properties.
