Lagerstroemia indica L.
Cape myrtle; Crapemyrtle; Lilac of the South; Queen of shrubs
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Cape myrtle; Crapemyrtle; Lilac of the South; Queen of shrubs | |
| Italiano | Astromero | |
| Other names | Astromelia |
Origin
| States and Territories | China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) Taiwan [I]; South Korea [I]; Java; Bhutan [I]; Philippines [I]; Myanmar [I]; Laos; Thailand; Viet Nam; Cambodia; Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Nepal; Pakistan [I]; Moluccas [I] (Ambon [I]); Maldives [I]; New Guinea [c]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Chad [I]; Mozambique [I]; Cameroon [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Guinea [I]; Jamaica [I]; Belize [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Haiti [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], Tortola [I]); Cuba [I]; Ecuador [I]; Mexico [I]; Panama [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Antigua [I]; St. Eustatius [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Barbados [I]; Venezuela [I]; Brazil [I]; Honduras [I]; El Salvador [I]; Bolivia [I]; Colombia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Fiji [I]; American Samoa [I] (Manua Isl. [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Kwajalein [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I], Pohnpei [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Tahaa [I], Raiatea [I]); Guam [I]; Tonga [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; USA [I] (Alabama [I], Arkansas [I], Florida [I], Georgia [I], Indiana [I], Kentucky [I], Louisiana [I], Maryland [I], Mississippi [I], North Carolina [I], South Carolina [I], Tennessee [I], Texas [I], Virginia [I]); Tajikistan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Croatia [c] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Myrtales | |||
| Family | Lythraceae | |||
| Genus | Lagerstroemia | |||
| Species | indica | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Lagerstroemia indica L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Lagerstroemia indica , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson