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| name = ''Lagerstroemia speciosa''
 
| name = ''Lagerstroemia speciosa''
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| growth_habit = tree
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| color = IndianRed
 
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|image_caption= Flowers on a tree in Calcutta, where it is locally called ''Jarul''.
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| image_caption = Flowers on a tree
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
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| ordo = Myrtales
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| familia = [[Lythraceae]]
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| familia = Lythraceae
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| genus = ''[[Lagerstroemia]]''
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| genus = Lagerstroemia
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| species = '''''L. speciosa'''''
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| species = speciosa
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| binomial = ''Lagerstroemia speciosa''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Christian Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]]
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Lagerstroemia speciosa (Munchausia speciosa, Flos-Reginae, Reginae). Tree, 50-60 ft., with
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elliptic or long-lanceolate obtuse lvs. 4-8 in. long: panicle large; fls. 2-3 in. across, varying from rose to purple from morning to evening, the calyx grooved, the petals erose-wavy: caps, 1 in. or more long. India. G.C. III. 15:77.—A noble plant in Trop. India; also intro. in S. Calif. In the Old World sometimes grown under glass and on walls out-of-doors.{{SCH}}
 
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[[ Image:Bark I IMG 3282.jpg|thumb|left|Bark at Kolkata, West Bengal, India]]
 
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'''''Lagerstroemia speciosa''''' ('''Giant Crape-myrtle''', '''Queen's Crape-myrtle''' or '''Banabá Plant''') is a species of ''[[Lagerstroemia]]'' native to tropical southern [[Asia]]. It is a small to medium-sized [[tree]] growing to 20 m tall, with smooth, flaky bark. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[deciduous]], oval to elliptic, 8-15 cm long and 3-7 cm broad, with an acute apex. The [[flower]]s are produced in erect [[panicle]]s 20-40 cm long, each flower with six white to purple petals 2-3.5 cm long.
 
  
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===Cultivation and uses===
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==Cultivation==
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It is grown in [[South East Asia]], [[India]] and the [[Philippines]].
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It is also widely cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in tropical and subtropical areas.
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===Propagation===
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==References==
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===Pests and diseases===
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=117489 Flora of Pakistan: ''Lagerstroemia speciosa'']
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*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 3: 10.
 
  
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== External links ==
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==Species==
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*[http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/5f4d72153bf39caf/ Lagerstromea speciosa page of Indiantreepix]
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== Gallery ==
 
  
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==Gallery==
 
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Image:Fruit, leaves & Drongo I IMG 5962.jpg|Fruit, leaves & Black Drongo at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 
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Image:Flowers & leaves I IMG 1864.jpg|Flowers & leaves at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 
 
Image:Dried Fruits I IMG 1380.jpg|Dried Fruits at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 
Image:Dried Fruits I IMG 1380.jpg|Dried Fruits at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 
Image:Dried Fruit I IMG 3279.jpg|Dried Fruits at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 
Image:Dried Fruit I IMG 3279.jpg|Dried Fruits at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 13 May 2009


Flowers on a tree


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Lagerstroemia speciosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lagerstroemia speciosa (Munchausia speciosa, Flos-Reginae, Reginae). Tree, 50-60 ft., with elliptic or long-lanceolate obtuse lvs. 4-8 in. long: panicle large; fls. 2-3 in. across, varying from rose to purple from morning to evening, the calyx grooved, the petals erose-wavy: caps, 1 in. or more long. India. G.C. III. 15:77.—A noble plant in Trop. India; also intro. in S. Calif. In the Old World sometimes grown under glass and on walls out-of-doors.CH


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Species

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