Lagerstroemia indica (Indian crape myrtle)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Lagerstroemia indica L.
- Preferred Common Name
- Indian crape myrtle
- Other Scientific Names
- Lagerstroemia chinensis Lam.
- Lagerstroemia elegans Wall.ex Paxton
- Lagerstroemia indica fo. latifolia Koehne
- Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Ram. Goyena
- Lagerstroemia minor Retz.
- Lagerstroemia pulchra Salisb.
- Murtughas indica (L.) Kuntze
- Velega globosa Gaertn.
- International Common Names
- Englishcrape myrtlecrepeflowerPride of IndiaQueen crape myrtleQueen of flowersQueen of shrubsQueen's flower
- Spanishárbol de Júpitercrespóncrespon rosadoespumillasJúpiterlila de les Indiaslila del sur
- Frenchlilas d'été
- Chinesezi wei
- Portugueseescumilha
- Local Common Names
- Cubaastronomíacupidogastronomiagastronomia y júpiterJúpito
- Dominican Republicalmiraarmiraastromeliaastromeria
- GermanyIndischeLagerströmie
- Haitiastromelia stragorniastragorniastragornia blanc
- Indiaajhararjunabondarochallachinagorantadhaytijarulmotobhandarupavalakkurinjivaragogu
- Indonesiabungurketangi
- Italylagerstremia
- JamaicaJune rose
- Lesser Antillescrepe myrtle
- Malaysiabongor biru
- Philippinesbanaba
- Portugalescumilha
- Puerto Ricoastromeliaastromero
- Thailandchuangmuutabaek dam
- EPPO code
- LAEIN (Lagerstroemia indica)
Pictures
Young tree trunk
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle); young tree trunk. Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October, 2007.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2007- CC BY 3.0
Habit
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle); ornamental tree showing habit. Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA. September, 2009.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2009 - CC BY 3.0
Flowers and foliage
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle); flowers and foliage. Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. August, 2010.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2010 - CC BY 3.0
Flowers
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle); flowers. Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. August, 2010.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2010 - CC BY 3.0
Close-up of a flower
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle); close-up of a flower. Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. August, 2010.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2010 - CC BY 3.0
Mature tree
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle); mature tree, showing habit. Tifton, Georgia, USA.
©Joseph LaForest/University of Georgia/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US
Lagerstroemia indica
Chris Evans, River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area, bugwood.org
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Lagerstroemia indica
Chris Evans, River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area, bugwood.org
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Lagerstroemia indica
Terry English, USDA APHIS, bugwood.org
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Lagerstroemia indica
Keith Weller, USDA ARS, bugwood.org
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Published online: 4 October 2022
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