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Lagerstroemia speciosa.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa  (L.) Pers.

Crape Myrtle, Giant Crape Myrtle, Queen's Crape Myrtle, Pride of India

Plants > Angiosperms > Lythraceae > Lagerstroemia speciosa

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Lagerstroemia
Species: speciosa


  • Common names: ​Crape Myrtle, Giant Crape Myrtle, Queen's Crape Myrtle, Pride of India.
  • Thai names: ฉ่วงมู chuang-mu (Karen-Kanchanaburi), ฉ่องพนา chong-pha-na (Karen-Kanchanaburi), ตะแบกดำ ta baek dam (Bangkok), บางอบะซา ba-ngo-ba-sa (Narathiwat), บาเย ba-ye (Malay-Pattani), บาเอ ba-e (Malay-Pattani), อินทนิล inthanin (Central, Peninsular), อินทนิลน้ำ inthanin nam (Central, Peninsular)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: China, Southeast Asia, Australia.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai (Chom Thong)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Lagerstroemia speciosa from Thailand.
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Lagerstroemia speciosa (Crape Myrtle) (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Lagerstroemia speciosa, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, May 2017
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Lagerstroemia speciosa, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, May 2017
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Lagerstroemia speciosa, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, May 2017

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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