Jacaranda puberula Chamisso (1832: 550)

Hentz Júnior, Elmar J., Lohmann, Lúcia G., Caxambu, Marcelo G., Temponi, Lívia G. & Pires Lima, Laura C., 2022, Floristic Inventory of the Iguaçu and Iguazú National Parks (Brazil and Argentina): Bignoniaceae, Phytotaxa 570 (2), pp. 165-192 : 183-184

7.3. Jacaranda puberula Chamisso (1832: 550) ( Fig. 10 a–b ).

Diagnosis:— Jacaranda puberula can be recognized by the leaves with 4 to 6 pinna, and leaflets with serrated margins. It can be differentiated by other Jacaranda species by the shorter stature, ca. 4-10 m (vs. 15–30 m in J. micrantha ).

Reproductive Period:— Flowers were collected in October and November, fruiting in October.

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs in Argentina and Brazil ( Gentry & Morawetz 1992, Lohmann 2010). Within the study area, it was registered in Céu Azul, especially in Araucaria Forest areas. Native for Brazil and the Misiones province. Following Gentry & Morawetz (1992), it was wrongly listed as endemic to Brazil in Flora do Brasil (2020).

Selected Specimens Examined:— BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Céu Azul , beira BR-277, 01 October 2015, Hammes 73 (UNOP!) .

Figures

FIGURE 10. Jacaranda puberula. A. Leaflet. B. Fruit. Jacaranda mimosifolia. C. Leaf. Mansoa difficilis. D. Leaf. E. Detail of the extrafloral nectaries. Tynanthus micranthus. F. Flowering branch. G. Corolla. H. Fruit. Drawn by Thaís Marcon.