Lagerstroemia calyculata

Lagerstroemia calyculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Lythraceae
Genus:Lagerstroemia
Species: L. calyculata
Binomial name
Lagerstroemia calyculata

Lagerstroemia calyculata can be translated from the Vietnamese name (Bằng lăng ổi) as the "guava crape myrtle" (Thai: ตะแบก tabaek); the name is derived from its very characteristic mottled flaky bark. It is a species of flowering plant in the Lythraceae family and found in Southeast Asia and Oceania.[1]

It is a medium-sized tree growing up to a height between 10 and 20 m. Like other species of the same genus, it is quite common as a decorative tree in the parks of Thailand owing to its beautiful bunches of pink flowers.[2] Its wood has a low commercial value, which is why it thought to have maintained the forest structure in previously logged parts of Cat Tien National Park, where it may constitute >25% of tree counts.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lagerstroemia calyculata - Species Detail
  2. ↑ Nana Garden Lagerstroemia calyculata
  3. ↑ L. Blanc, G. Maury-Lechon and J.-P. Pascal (2000). Journal of Biogeography, 27: 141–158


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