StoneJaguar What is this tree?

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StoneJaguar What is this tree?

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One of my popular Google visits is the State of Parana in Brazil. I like seeing what grows here- reaching huge sizes there. P.selloum climbing a Monkey Puzzle for 25' for example.
SO whats this large purple blooming tree?
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Dunno, but have seen some exceptional guiacums that resemble this. The multiple trunks are probably a good diagnostic. Very beautiful. There is also Tabebuia that has flowers that color, but habit quite different.
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I had a Tabebuia avellanedae (Pink Trumpet tree) for several years while I babied it until it was too big for the greenhouse. First winter outside did it in. It was more than annoying, given the trouble I went through to find one. Anyway, I don't believe that's what it is in the picture. Tabebuia is a canopy tree in the rainforest, and coveted for it's bark, making a product called Pau D'Arco used as a tea, with purported anti-cancer and anti-bacterial properties.
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Spiney,

Tabebuias include a vast array of trees, many from TDF, and certainly not all canopy trees. There are several that have great timber, including T. donnell-smithii, which I grew by the thousands in an agroforestry project. Flower colors range from pure white (some of the pinks have alba forms) to almost black-purple. They occur from near the US - Mexican border to Argentina. Lots of cool climate forms...certainly spp that can handle jacaranda climates. The sp. I was refering to is a TDF sp that occurs together with Guiacum and is also known locally as Guayacan even though not related. I am unaware of any tabebuias that are shrubby unless repetitively weed-whacked in youth.

In any case, agree that it's something else.
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My best guess is Tibouchina granulosa (Quaresmeira).
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Ooo. I think that's it Epiphyte. Why isnt it seen here?
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