Jacaranda Tree - Pod And Seeds Stock Photo

The mimoso jacaranda is an ornamental tree of the Bignoniaceae family, native to Argentina, Bolivia and southern Brazil that is threatened with extinction in its natural habitat. Flowers have a showy bluish-lilac color. The fruits are woody capsules (pods), very hard and containing numerous winged seeds. Winged seeds have a streamlined anatomy that allows them to fly, fall or glide further away from the parent plant.