Jacaranda grandifoliolata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Jacaranda grandifoliolata faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across its limited range in the Brazilian Cerrado. Habitat fragmentation has isolated remaining populations, reducing genetic diversity and limiting natural regeneration. Urban development and infrastructure projects continue to encroach on the species' remaining strongholds, while altered fire regimes disrupt the natural savanna dynamics this species depends upon.
Habitat
This endemic Brazilian tree inhabits the Cerrado savanna ecosystem, particularly favoring gallery forests and woodland margins with well-drained soils. It occurs in transitional zones between open grassland and dense forest, where it benefits from periodic natural fires and seasonal rainfall patterns.