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Jacaranda obtusifolia

In Singapore: Jacaranda, Green Ebony, Jambol Merah, Jambul Merak (Grown in Singapore)

Jacaranda obtusifolia
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0

Jacaranda obtusifolia is a tropical South American tree in the trumpet-vine family, grown mainly in warm, frost-free climates. It needs full sun and well-drained soil to do well.

Family
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells and let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a loamy mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Jacaranda obtusifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae.

Other Jacaranda plants

Jacaranda caerulea · Jacaranda caroba · Jacaranda decurrens · Black poui · Jacarandas

[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jacaranda obtusifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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