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!) .