About the plant
Jacaranda mimosifolia is native to Argentina and Bolivia. It’s an imposing tree with long-lasting purple blooms and is now planted extensively as a street tree.
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Vulnerable
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex
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MaterialPlant provides materials for manufacturing either fibre or timber
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MedicinePlant or components of this plant are used in medicine
Facts
- Tall flowering tree
- Long-lasting purple flowers on bare wood
- Mimosa-like leaves
- Often planted as a street tree

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From Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1822
Pollinators and flower visitors
Typically large Euglossine bees pollinate this species, and honey bees, such as the introduced Apis mellifera, are frequent nectar robbers. Hummingbirds are also known to feed on the nectar of J. mimosifolia.
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Vulnerable
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex
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MaterialPlant provides materials for manufacturing either fibre or timber
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MedicinePlant or components of this plant are used in medicine