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Common Names
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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
FAMILY
Lythraceae J. St.-Hil.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Lagerstroemia L.
SPECIES
speciosa (L.) Pers. Syn. pl. 2(1):72. 1806
Plant Description
Tree, 7 m or more tall. Leaves oval or elliptic, obtuse or acutish, 8.2-15.2 cm long, 3.3-7.1 cm broad, petiole 5-9 mm long. Panicles 14-35.5 cm long. Hypanthium 8-10 mm long, 11-13 mm broad, 12-ribbed, tomentose. Epicalyx minute, thick. Sepals 7-8 mm long, 4.5-5 mm broad, in fruit spreading, woody. Petals 3.2-3.5 cm long, 2.1-2.5 cm broad, claw 5-6 mm. Ovary 6 mm in diameter. Capsule 1.7-2 cm in diameter, rugose.
Flowering Period: May July.
