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Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its attractive and long-lasting violet-colored flowers. It is also known as the jacaranda , blue jacaranda , black poui , Nupur or fern tree .
The name is of South American (more specifically Tupi-Guarani) origin, meaning fragrant. [3] The word jacaranda was described in A supplement to Mr. Chambers's Cyclopædia, 1st ed., (1753) as "a name given by some authors to the tree the wood of which is the log-wood, used in dyeing and medicine" and as being of Tupi-Guarani origin, [4] [5] by way of Portuguese. [6]
Michael King, forestry program coordinator for the city of Pasadena, which has nearly 2,000 jacaranda, or Jacaranda mimosifolia, says the tree's popularity likely spread throughout Southern ...
The Garden's collections include: Blue Ginger (Dichorisandra thyrsiflora), Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys)), Hāpuʻu ʻiʻi (Cibotium chamissoi), Koa (), Blue Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), Nageia nagi, Angiopteris evecta, Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum), Autograph Tree (Clusia rosea), Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), Allspice (Pimenta dioica), Travellers' Palm (Ravenala ...
Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County (Habitat NYC and Westchester) was founded in 1984 as an independent affiliate, serving families across the five boroughs through home construction and preservation, beginning with their first build on the Lower East Side, during the first Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. [14]
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PHOTO: After falling at his home and injuring himself, former President Jimmy Carter helps builds homes at a Habitat for Humanity project, Oct. 7, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
Bignoniaceae are most noted for ornamentals, such as Jacaranda, Tabebuia and Spathodea, grown for their conspicuous, tubular flowers. [8] A great many species are known in cultivation. [9] Various other uses have been made of members of this family. [10] Several species were of great importance to the indigenous peoples of the American tropics ...