Lagerstroemia indica (Introduced)

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bonnet flower, common crape-myrtle, crape myrtle, crepe myrtle, Indian lilac • Hindi: सावनी saoni • Marathi: चीनमेंधी chinamendhi, विलायती मेंधी vilayati mendhi • Tamil: சீனப்பூ chinappu, pavalakkurinji • Telugu: చీనాగోరంట chinagoranta;
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L. indica is usually a shrub less than 4 m tall, whereas L. speciosa is a tree up to 8 m tall; leaves of former are almost sessile (petiole barely 0.5 mm), shorter rarely exceeding 7 cm whereas in latter petiole is 5-9 mm long and leaves 8-17 cm long; Hypanthium in former is 4-7 mm long not ribbed, in latter 8-10 mm long and 12-ribbed.; calyx erect in fruit in former, spreading in latter; petals are hardly 16-25 mm long in former, 32-35 mm long in latter; capsule 10-12 mm in diam in former, 17-20 mm in latter
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Flora of Haryana: Lagerstroemia indica from GN Khalsa College Karnal:
Lagerstroemia indica
from GN Khalsa College Karnal



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striking White : Lagerstroemia indica:
Attaching images of Lagerstroemia indica found on Rly. Stn.

Species : Lagerstroemia indica (L.) Pers.
Habit & Habitat : shrub, railway platform
Date : 12-05-12, 4.03 p.m.
Place : Shibaichandi Rly. Stn. (Hooghly)

Thanks for sharing these nice photographs. Pink variety is also grown here .


I also have the pink variety in my archive and would share whenever i find the same (untidiness is my identifying character :).



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Lagerstroemia indica (pink):
In my earlier post i told Mahadeswara Ji that i have pink variety of Crape Myrtle in my archive. Now, as i search my archives i find only three images and not of good quality. So, also attaching here newly recorded pictures of pink crape myrtle.

Species : Lagerstroemia indica (L.) Pers.
Habit & Habitat : shrub, garden
Date : 21-05-12, 12.19 p.m.
Place : Gobra (Hooghly)

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efloraofindia:”For Id 08062012MR1’’ shrub with light pink flowers at Pune.Is this Malpighia emarginata?:
8th June 2012 Pune private society. Please Id this shrub of 3 feet height and light pink flowers in groups at the tip of the branches. I could just capture this single image. It was mixed with many other plants Is this Malpighia emarginata
Id help http://www.flickr.com/photos/phuonglovejesus2782010/


no…. not barbados cherry… i have one barbados cherry in my balcony….. will upload some pictures of the flowers from last season when I get a chance.. but iiiin the mean time if you want to compare your leaves, … has a thread on barbados cherry…in indiatreepix…
your flower is Lagerstomia indica I think, JARUL


yes this is Lagerstomia indica ,(महाराष्ट्र वृक्ष )


Negative. Jarul / Taman [Lagerstroemia speciosa] is the State Flower of Maharashtra. Mango [Mangifera indica] is the State Tree of Maharashtra.

Please refer to my mail titled :
Re: [efloraofindia:114434] Is this Lagerstroemia speciosa
dated 23rd April 2012 where… has corrected me on this.

Thanks … for reminding about the state trees… looking up the list for West Bengal.. i found that Flowers of india dot net has a list… at url: http://www.flowersofindia.net/misc/state_flora.html



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Lagerstroemia indica Sikkim:  Lagerstroemia indica is in full bloom almost every where in east and south Sikkim.
https://picasaweb.google.com/LagerstroemiaIndicaSikkim?


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For ID 100513GK :  Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Kindly help in identification
A woody shrub of about 5-7ft, found near railway line at Solapur, Maharshtra.
Pictures taken on 22Sep, 2012, 7am

Lagerstroemia indica
Family : Lythraceae

 


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Requesting ID of this Lagerstroemia – Mumbai :05072013 : ARK-01 : September 2012 :  Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Requesting to please ID this Lagerstroemia captured in Mumbai in September 2012.


lagerstroemia indica



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Lagerstroemia – 2 – 310713 – RK :  Attachments (1). 7 posts by 3 authors.

Resembles our Pride of India. Please excuse image quality.
Pic taken in Los Altos, California


Pics taken on 03/07/2013 at 7 pm.


What is the height of the plant. Is it a shrub or a tree? To me it looks like a shrub.


This is a young tree – about 8′ in height.


To me it looks like Lagerstroemia indica.


Lagerstroemia indica is a very common ornamental in Bay area California.


Thank you, … for providing the species ID.



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Lagerstroemia – 1 – California – 200713 – RK : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Los Altos, California – 03/07/2013 – Late evening – around 7pm.


I hope Lagerostroemia indica. White flowered variety.


Thank you … for possible species ID.


efi page on Lagerstroemia indica



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SL 30 141113 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Please ID this ornamental shrub with pink flowers. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Sep 2012.


Seems to be Lagerstroemia indica L.


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Lagerstroemia For ID : California : 28FEB15 : AK-30 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Lagerstroemia Species seen in Sacramento.
A small cultivated, garden tree.


Should be Lagerstroemia indica



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Lagerstroemia sp.? ABJUL01/18 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 5 images.
Yesterday visiting a nearby institute, I saw this cultivated tree growing in the compound.
I think it is a Lagerstroemia but could of course be wrong. Please advise.
Lagerstroemia sp.?
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
21 July 2015.

Very interesting.
But Lagerstroemia indica is a woody shrub. It seems to have become a big tree with multiple stems.
Is it a very-2 old plantation ?

Thank you … It was a medium size tree and appears to be L. indica. I am not sure if it is an old specimen but I will ask someone at the institute. Will share if I receive any information on this.



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Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 934 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Common Mormon visiting flowers of Lagerstroemia indica alba. (CREPE MYRTLE).


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Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 935 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Psyche butterfly visiting flowers of Lagerstroemia indica (CREPE MYRTLE).


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ID- Srinagar garhwal region of uttarakhand 8-9-18 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

crepe myrtle, may be. the picture is out of focus. send a better picture or close ups of the flowers

lagerstroemia indica ! Please be informed that the pictures are of bad quality. Please post better pictures for ID



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SYMBIOSIS : 1293 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

Attaching a collage of Carpenter bee visiting flowers of Lagerstroemia indica (crape Myrtle)



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Delhi on 3.5.08; at Roorkee, Uttaranchal 24Jul, 2009; Joshimath. Uttarakhand- 15.7.10; Trees of Delhi- Flowering begins in mid May & lasts through the rains.

For ID240810 b ET – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Lagerstroemia tomentosa – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Crepe Myrtle L.Indica – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Fwd: Id please – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Plant for Id – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Flowering trees in delhi–Lagerstoemia indica(crape myrtle) – indiantreepix | Google Groups



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August2015sk01/01 — Lagerstroemia cultivar :  6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8)
Plant height : 5.5 ft; entirely glabrous to pubescent
Stem diam. at base : around 1 inch
Leaf : 11 x 4.2 cm or less; sub-sessile, almost all acute tipped; glabrous (to pubescent) on both side; abaxially light green; lateral veins 10 pairs or less
Flower : 6-7 cm across; floral tube 1.2 cm, 6 merous, 6 ribbed; epicalyx absent; petal around 2.5 cm including claw
Capsule : not seen
Possibility : a cultivar close to L. indica L., maybe a certain hybrid similar to Researchgate link 
Please provide your view
Pictures were recorded yesterday except the last one (today).

I think it is L. indica “Lancastrii”.


Thank you Madam, couldn’t find anything on L. indica “Lancastrii” in google-search.


This is neither L. indica nor L. speciosa. I do not know what this species can be.


Lagerstroemia species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net)


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This small tree is growing in my home. It doesn’t fruit usually. But today I noticed three there – attached here the pictures of the fruit and seeds. I think it is  L. indica L.

Also attached herewith old pictures for your perusal.
Fruit and seed can be compared with the pictures at –
Additional 2 images.

May I request you to pl. post the habit image.


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Here are the pictures, taken today. But nothing much can be seen now. Please wait until new foliage grows again.
Attachments (6)


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New foliage appears Sir, on this small tree.
Attachments (3) – around 800 kb each.


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