Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
Giant Crepe-myrtle Queen's crepe-myrtle Pride of India
Deciduous tree growing to 15- 20 m tall, trunk smooth, Flaky bark leaves oval to elliptic, 8-15 cm long, 3-7 cm broad flowers white to purple in terminal conical panicles, 30 cm long
Ornamental plant. The wood is of good quality, considered to be one of the best timber trees in Myanmar and Assam, and is often traded. One of the most strikingly showy of flowering trees, and a good shade tree, it is commonly cultivated in gardens or along the sides of roads for its brightly coloured mauve or pink flowers with crinkled petals.
Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz, Lagerstroemia macrocarpa Wall
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