Jacaranda grows well in N. Bengal than in S. Bengal. There is another
species- Jacaranda filicifolia, which has longer leaves but smaller
size of flowers (cluster size perhaps same). Local people often call
them nil krisnachurha (Blue Krishnachurha)
> The *Blue Jacaranda*, *Jacaranda mimosifolia* more often known simply as the
> "Jacaranda", is a sub-tropical tree native to South
> America<
http://mail.google.com/wiki/South_America>
> that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and
> long-lasting blue flowers. Older sources give it the systematic
> name<
http://mail.google.com/wiki/Systematic_name>
> *Jacaranda acutifolia*, but it is nowadays more usually classified as
> *Jacaranda
> mimosifolia*. It is also known as the *Black Poui*, or as the fern tree. In
> scientific usage, the name "Jacaranda" refers to the
> genus<
http://mail.google.com/wiki/Genus>
> *Jacaranda*, which has many other members, but in horticultural and
> everyday usage, it nearly always means the Blue Jacaranda.
>
> The tree grows to a height of 5 to 15 metres. Its bark is thin and
> grey-brown in colour, smooth when the tree is young though it eventually
> becomes finely scaly. The twigs are slender and slightly zigzag; they are a
> light reddish-brown in colour. The flowers are up to 5 cm long, and are
> grouped in 30 cm panicles <
http://mail.google.com/wiki/Panicle>. They appear
> in spring and early summer, and last for up to two months. They are followed
> by woody seed pods, about 5 cm in diameter, which contain numerous winged
> seeds. The Blue Jacaranda is cultivated even in areas where it rarely
> blooms, for the sake of its large compound leaves. These are up to 45 cm
> long and bi-pinnately compound, with leaflets little more than 1 cm long.
> --
> With regards,
> J.M.Garg
> "We often ignore the beauty around us"
> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna:
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