The tree named as ‘Jacaranda’ is a kind of the ‘Wild Almond’ trees. This tree is well known to the scientists as ‘Jacaranda Mimosaefolia’. The name ‘Mimosaefolia’ means “having leaves like the Mimosa tree’’. Famous Botanist, Mr. Otto Degener described the tree as ‘Jacaranda Acutcefolia’. According to him, ‘The Jacaranda has been introduced usually under the wrong scientific name’. The family of the tree is ‘Bignoniaceae’. This is one of the loveliest garden trees in the world with both the flowers and leaves having their respective charm and beauty. In Malay, the tree is well known as Jambul Merak. In Hindi, this also called as ‘Jungli Badam’ or ‘Jacaranda’ or ‘Palisander’ while the English people know it as ‘Green Ebony Tree’. One may find it very difficult to understand why such a gorgeous tree is not more widely cultivated. In the North-West of India, it has been quite reasonably planted because of being easily circulating in the sandy-soil. The tree originated from Brazil and fifty of its species have been widely scattered in the islands of the Caribbean, South Africa through the route to Florida and Mexico. It has been initiated to a large number of tropical and sub-tropical countries because of its extra-ordinary beauty.

The ‘Jacaranda’ is a nice and striking tree that can grow up to 18m at the highest. The tree contains large leaves that are separated into tiny sections and as a whole, it has the shape of a nicely cut fern. The tree normally flowers for a very short period starting from the month of March to May. But some exceptional trees do flower even out of the season. In the countryside, the beautiful boulevard of Jacarandas is a sight that one can never forget. From the starting to end, every tree is wrapped in blue. In Bombay, the sight of the swaying Jacaranda envelopes every onlooker. The season gets extended there as one tree begins flowering as soon as its neighbor has finished.

The fresh green stems of the tree grow from the old wood and expires as large and loose clusters with flowers of deep blue-mauve in colour. Sometimes the number of flowers counts near about ninety in one splendid spray. The flowers are about 5 cm long and twisted and have the shape of a Foxglove flower. The flowers divide into five unequal lobes. Amongst them, two are curvy in the up and dirty white in colour and the other three are large and straight. The fruits are round and flat capsule of about 5 cm across and also bear numerous seeds.

When the ‘Jacaranda’ blooms, the Pink Cassias also flowers to make a wonderful combination of colour by keeping its colour along with that of ‘Jacaranda’. Though in India, this tree doesn’t have too much of medicinal value, but in Columbia, it has a lot of that. ‘J. Filicifolia’ is another specie of ‘Jacaranda’ that also found all over India. Here, the leaflets are larger and the flowers are smaller than that of ‘Jacaranda’. ‘Filicifolia’ means a tree that has leaves like a fern. It’s very common in the northern countries of South America and also in the Caribbean where it is known as the Fern Tree. The wood of this tree contains a very pleasant scent. The carpenters consider it as easy to work and for that they can give a handsome finish very easily. The Egyptian people use this primarily to make Pianos. In the countries where the weather is very pleasant, the ‘Jacaranda’ is often grown in pots and extends the beauty of the foliage.