It is native to the West Indies, in Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Bahamas.

[2][3] Jacaranda caerula was described in 1805 by French naturalist Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire.

[4] It grows up to 12 metres (39 ft) in height and has 40 cm long, bipinnate leaves each with 8 to 26 pinna.

[5] The flowers are purplish blue in colour with a tubular shape, being narrower towards the base and larger at the tip.

[3] The tree is native to the Bahamas, Hispaniola, and Cuba, but can also be found in Florida where it was introduced for landscaping purposes.