Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

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Derivation of specific name:	speciosa: showy, good-looking
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Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:	Latoia urda (Larval foodplant)
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External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Lagerstroemia speciosa.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165770, retrieved 5 December 2025

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