Lagerstroemia calyculata

Lagerstroemia calyculata known as the "Guava Crape Myrtle" (Vietnamese name : Bằng Lăng Ổi, Bằng Lăng Cườm; Thai: ตะแบก tabaek; Cambodian name: Srolao "ដើមស្រឡៅ"); the name is derived from its very characteristic mottled flaky bark. It is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae and found in Southeast Asia and Oceania.[1]

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

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". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  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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