| 词条 | Jacaranda caerulea |
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| image = | image_alt = | image_caption = | genus = Jacaranda | species = caerulea | authority = (L.) J. St.-Hil. }}Jacaranda caerulea (boxwood or cancertree) is a flowering tree belonging to the genus Jacaranda. It is native to the West Indies, including Cuba and the Bahamas.[1][2] DescriptionJ. caerula was described in 1805 by French naturalist Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire.[2] It grows up to {{convert|12|m|ft}} in height and has 40 cm long, bipinnate leaves each with 8 to 26 pinna.[3]The flowers are purplish blue in colour with a tubular shape, being narrower towards the base and larger at the tip. They measure 3.5 to 4 cm long and 1 to 1.4 cm wide at the mouth.[3] It flowers intermittently throughout spring and summer, rather than having one big bloom during spring.[2] DistributionThe tree is native to the Bahamas and Cuba, but can also be found in Florida where it was introduced for landscaping purposes.[4] It most commonly found in limestone areas between sea level and 300m.[3] UsesThe leaves are used in some places for their antiseptic properties. In the Bahamas, decoctions are made from the dried leaves and used as an alternative treatment for a variety of skin complaints, including skin cancer. In Cuba, decoctions of leafy branches are used to treat eczema and acne.[5] References1. ^{{Cite book |title=Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America |last=Grandtner |first=M.M. |year=2005 |isbn=9780080460185 |page=451}} {{Wikispecies inline}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q15550475}}2. ^{{Cite web |title=Publication Details, Exposition des Familles Naturelles...Paris (chez Treuttel et Würtz, ...), Strasbourg (meme Maison de Commerce) |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do;jsessionid=831EA72159875E6C71CA1C4234C7D1E1?back_page=&id=6341-2 |publisher=International Plant Names Index}} 3. ^1 2 {{Cite journal |last=Gentry |first=Alwyn H. |title=Organization for Flora Neotropica, Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) |jstor=4393739 |journal=Flora Neotropica |publisher=New York Botanical Garden Press |publication-date=1992-04-13 |volume=25 |issue=2 |page=62}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite journal |last=Popenoe |first=John |title=Bahamian Trees for the South Florida Landscape |url=http://fshs.org/proceedings-o/1980-vol-93/86-87%20(POPENOE).pdf |journal=Proc. Fla. StateHort. Soc. |publication-date=1980 |volume= 93. |pages=86–87}} 5. ^{{Cite book |title=Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America |last=Duke |first=James A. |publisher=CRC Press |year=2008 |isbn=9781420043174 |page=381}} 4 : Jacaranda|Trees of Cuba|Trees of the Bahamas|Medicinal plants of North America |
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