Aim: to determine the average amount of Jacaranda mimosifiolia leaves damaged on the adaxial side of the leaf.
Research question: which side of the J. mimosifiolia leaf has the most damage?
Hypothesis: it was expected that the adaxial side of the J. mimosifiolia leaf would have the most damage.
The Jacaranda mimosifiolia originates from southern Bolivia and north-western Argentina (Mosomane, 2007) it belongs to the family Bignoniaceae and is a deciduous subtropical tree. It was introduced to South Africa in 1880 for decorative purposes. Jacaranda mimosifiolia are planted in large numbers on pavements alongside streets and some recreational areas (Mosomane, 2007). An estimate of around 50 000 trees are grown in South Africa (Mosomane, 2007). For over 100 years, Jacaranda mimosifiolia has thrived in the warm and moderate temperatures of South Africa (Mosomane, 2007). Jacaranda mimosifiolia can grow from 5-15m tall, the twigs are red-brown in colour, the flowers are lavender-blue in colouration and the length of a single flower reaches 5cm (Mosomane, 2007).The leaves are 45cm long and are compound. The positive impacts of Jacaranda mimosifiolia to society are the medicinal properties it offered; the leaves of the tree have antiseptic properties for bacterial infections such as gonorrhoea …show more content…
This is reliable as it is a reputable journal from an Institute of Integrative Biology in Zulrich, Switzerland. The limitation of this source is that it does not particularly relate to the J. mimosifiolia tree species (Erdin, 2006). However, it does mean that alien invasive species will become resistant to pathogens and insects. Therefore, these species will consume more water, continue taking up large amounts of space and out competing indigenous plant
Research question: which side of the J. mimosifiolia leaf has the most damage?
Hypothesis: it was expected that the adaxial side of the J. mimosifiolia leaf would have the most damage.
The Jacaranda mimosifiolia originates from southern Bolivia and north-western Argentina (Mosomane, 2007) it belongs to the family Bignoniaceae and is a deciduous subtropical tree. It was introduced to South Africa in 1880 for decorative purposes. Jacaranda mimosifiolia are planted in large numbers on pavements alongside streets and some recreational areas (Mosomane, 2007). An estimate of around 50 000 trees are grown in South Africa (Mosomane, 2007). For over 100 years, Jacaranda mimosifiolia has thrived in the warm and moderate temperatures of South Africa (Mosomane, 2007). Jacaranda mimosifiolia can grow from 5-15m tall, the twigs are red-brown in colour, the flowers are lavender-blue in colouration and the length of a single flower reaches 5cm (Mosomane, 2007).The leaves are 45cm long and are compound. The positive impacts of Jacaranda mimosifiolia to society are the medicinal properties it offered; the leaves of the tree have antiseptic properties for bacterial infections such as gonorrhoea …show more content…
This is reliable as it is a reputable journal from an Institute of Integrative Biology in Zulrich, Switzerland. The limitation of this source is that it does not particularly relate to the J. mimosifiolia tree species (Erdin, 2006). However, it does mean that alien invasive species will become resistant to pathogens and insects. Therefore, these species will consume more water, continue taking up large amounts of space and out competing indigenous plant