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Lagerstroemia indica
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Family:
LYTHRACEAE
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Citation: Lagerstroemia indica L., Sp. Pl. (ed.2) 734. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 575. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 512(362). 1919; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 309. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Tindiyam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Crepe Myrtle, Crepe flower, May flower, Myrtle, Queen's grape myrtle
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Description:
Shrub, rarely arborescent, 2-3 (-6) m tall. Leaves variable, usually obovate, obtuse, 1-6.7 cm long, 6-35 mm broad. Panicles 6-15 cm long. Hypanthium 4-7 mm long, 7-10 mm broad, glabrous. Epicalyx lacking. Sepals 3.5-6 mm long, 2.5-5 mm broad, in fruit erect, herbaceous. Petals blade 1.6-2.5 cm long, 1.4-1.6 cm broad, claw 8-11 mm long. Capsule 10-12 mm in diameter.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-September
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown in gardens
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Distribution:
Himalayas, China and Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Violet, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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