7.1. Jacaranda micrantha Chamisso (1832: 554) (Fig. 9 e–f).

Diagnosis:— Jacaranda micrantha can be recognized by the leaves with 7 to 9 pinna (vs. 4 to 6 in J. puberula and more than 12 in J. mimosifolia) and leaflets with margins entire to undulated.

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

Distribution and Habitat:— It occurs in Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil (Gentry & Morawetz 1992, Lohmann 2010). Within the study area, it was registered in Céu Azul and in the PARNA Iguazú . Native in the Iguazú region. Following Gentry & Morawetz (1992), it was wrongly listed as endemic to Brazil in Flora do Brasil (2020).

Selected Specimens Examined:— ARGENTINA. Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú: Puerto Iguazú, 29 November 1995, Herrera, J 115 (CTES!) . BRAZIL. Paraná, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: Céu Azul, 22 September 2010, Pilatti 2 (UNOP!) .