Lagerstroemia indica L.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
In front of La Rochelle Hotel, Penhalonga

Synonyms:
Common names:	Crape myrtle (English) Pride of India (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Cultivated
Description:	Usually a shrub, to 7 m. Leaves: petiole short or 0; lamina elliptic or oblong, pubescent on veins beneath. Flowers showy, pink, white or purple. Calyx hairless, not ribbed. Petals 6, with a long claw and fringed limb. Stamens c. 40. Capsule 0.8-1.2 mm long.
Notes:	Commonly cultivated in Zimbabwe gardens and as a street tree.
Derivation of specific name:	indica: of India
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Worldwide distribution:	Asia and N Australia
Zimbabwe distribution:
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Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Monday 24 January 2011
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 720.

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