Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don
Copaia; Black poui
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Copaia; Black poui; | |
| Español | Flamboyán azul; Jacaranda | |
| Other names | gobaia, foeti-i (SR); tarco, jacaranda (AR); cupay, chingale; gualandai, gualandayo (EC, PA) |
Origin
| States and Territories | Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina [I]; Brazil [I]; South Africa [I] (widespread); Eswatini [Swaziland] [I]; São Tomé [I]; Gabon [I]; Mozambique [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Cameroon [I]; Guinea [I]; Benin [I]; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Namibia [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Taiwan [I]; Peru [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Jamaica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I]); Isla Margarita [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Ecuador [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Fiji [I]; New Caledonia [I]; W-Java [I]; India [I]; Nepal [I]; Thailand [I]; Pakistan [I]; Philippines [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I]); Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Hawaii [I] (Oahu [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Mexico [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Canary Isl. [I] (La Palma [I], Tenerife [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Honduras [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Jacaranda | |||
| Species | mimosifolia | |||
| Author citation | D. Don | |||
| Scientific name | Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/bigjacop.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb/hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.3-0.52 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Jacaranda mimosifolia , ©Dennis Wilson
Jacaranda mimosifolia , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson