2 photographs › About the genus · Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a genus of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is a member of the family Lythraceae, which is also known as the loosestrife family. These flowering trees are often planted both privately and commercially as ornamentals.
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Photographs: Pawin Chan, CC0, iNaturalist via GBIF.
Related
Other Lagerstroemia 16 in the reference
Lagerstroemia calyculata Sralao Photo: CC0, author not stated
Lagerstroemia caudata Lythraceae Photo: CC0, Eine süße Katze
Lagerstroemia duperreana Lythraceae Photo: CC BY, Sabarni Sarker
Lagerstroemia floribunda Thai Crape-Myrtle Photo: CC BY, scallions
Lagerstroemia fordii Lythraceae Photo: CC0, author not stated
Lagerstroemia indica Crape-myrtle Photo: CC0, author not stated Lagerstroemia langkawiensis Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia limii Lythraceae Photo: CC BY, Kim, Hyun-tae
Lagerstroemia microcarpa Lythraceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Dinesh Valke all 17 ›Names & registers
The record
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