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These little thingies, each several centimeters across and very hard and wooden, contain the seeds of the gorgeous Jacaranda trees. Found in southern Sardinia, on the streets of Cagliari, and put on my scanner
This was by where I parked for my daily walk. I'll post a few other things we saw this morning. Someone needs to tell me how to label these drop down photos please.
Lisbon, Portugal.
Shot with automatic Fuji Tiara II & Fujinon EBC 28mm f/3.5 wide-angle lens on Kodak ProImage ISO-100 35mm film (DX coded).
Tropical tree app. 40 ' tall blooming in Westbury subdivision of Houston, Texas. I spotted this over a sound wall on S. Main and went the next day to ask what it was and the homeowner graciously invited me into her backyard to see it. Rarely seen in Rio Grande Valley as it is too dry there. Although more humid in Houston, this Brazillian native will suffer in prolonged freezes. Jacaranda acutifolia Houston, Texas. May 2008.
Jacaranda simplicifolia K.Schum. ex Bureau & K.Schum.
BIGNONIACEAE
Local: Estação Ecológica do Jardim Botânico de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Domínio fitogeográfico: Caatinga, Cerrado. Tipo de vegetação: Cerrado (lato sensu).
Ref. Rede spLink.
Bignoniaceae (bignonia, or jacaranda family) » Heterophragma quadriloculare
het-er-oh-FRAG-muh -- from the Greek hetero (different), phragma (fence)
kwah-drih-lok-yoo-LAIR-ee -- meaning, having four compartments
commonly known as: no common name in English • Kannada: adavi nuggi, bechadi mara, kaligottu mara • Marathi: murus, panlag, वारस waras • Tamil: bara-kalagoru • Telugu: baray-kalikod, bondugu, kala-goru, kapa-gargu
Endemic to: southern India
References: Flowers of India • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh
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Hi all... While some of my flickr contacts shiver and freeze over in those cold climes, us people down under are having a lovely spring time...
I tried to capture some of the beauty of the Jacaranda trees in full bloom... in full sunlight... oh well...
They are such superb trees when there canopies are full of blossoms and the leaves have not yet sprung forth...
This shot was down on the Nepean River, in Sydney, Australia...
I hope this brings some warmth to you...
(I need to try this again, perhaps with some early morning light.... perhaps this weekend..)
ISO 100, 16-35mm @21mm, f/13, 1/80sec, tripod, cloned out some power poles, and people...in LR..
Pretoria in South Africa is popularly known as The Jacaranda City due to the enormous number of Jacaranda trees planted as street trees and in parks and gardens. In flowering time the city appears blue/purple in colour when seen from the nearby hills because of all the Jacaranda trees. The time of year the Jacarandas bloom in Pretoria, coincide with the year-end exams at the University of Pretoria and legend has it that if a flower from the Jacaranda tree drops on your head, you will pass all your exams. Other towns and cities in South Africa have Jacaranda trees, but none produce such a show as that of Pretoria.
Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda)
Flower with bee sipping from back at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii.
April 17, 2008
Jacarandás a lo largo de Avenida Belgrano, Rosario, Argentina.
Blue Jacaranda trees along Belgrano Avenue, Rosario, Argentina.
I found a Jacaranda tree that had a low enough branch for my shortness to capture a close look!...;-)
University students know it's exam time here in Brisbane because the end of the academic year is in November and that's when the jacaranda trees are in full bloom, making the city pop in an explosion of purple, lilac and lavender. The most impressive examples of these amazing trees can be found in New Farm Park or at the University of Queensland, St Lucia campus. Many locals flock to see them during the months of October and November with their cameras at the ready. It's best to get in early before the storm season arrives and the flowers start to dwindle away.