Mazhar Botanic Garden

Lagerstroemia tomentosa C. Presl

White Crape Myrtle

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001164
Common name: White Crape Myrtle
English name: White Crape Myrtle
Arabic name: تمر حنة افرنجي وبرية
Native: Indochina, Vietnam, Thailand
Country: China India Thailand Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Semi deciduous tree grows to 20-25 m tall bark gray, fibrous leaves oblong-lanceolate densely covered with fine hairs underneath flowers white or pale pink borne in panicles fruit capsule, globose

Ornamental plants. timber for construction, furniture. wood hard, durable, with heart-wood that is termite-resistant.  bark medicinal. 

Lagerstroemia pubescens Wall

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Texture: Clay Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Humidity Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 7 : 10
pH range: 5.0-6.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Semi Deciduous
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental Wood and Timber
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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