Lagerstroemia indica L.

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Lagerstroemia indica

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

Lagerstroemia indica

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

Lagerstroemia indica

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

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Synonyms:
Common names: Crape myrtle (English) Pride of India (English)
Description: Usually a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, to 7 m. Bark smooth, mottled, pinkish-grey. 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: Native from the Himalayas to China and the Philippines.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Image 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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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lagerstroemia indica
African Plant Database: Lagerstroemia indica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lagerstroemia indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lagerstroemia indica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lagerstroemia indica
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iNaturalist: Lagerstroemia indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lagerstroemia indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Lagerstroemia indica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lagerstroemia indica
Plants of the World Online: Lagerstroemia indica
Tropicos: Lagerstroemia indica
Wikipedia: Lagerstroemia indica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Lagerstroemia indica.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165600, retrieved 29 March 2024

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