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crape-myrtles
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia /ˌleɪɡərˈstriːmiə/, commonly known as crape myrtle or crepe myrtle, is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is a member of the family Lythraceae, which are also known as the loosestrife family. The genus is named after the Swedish merchant Magnus von Lagerström, a director of the Swedish...
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Crape-myrtle
speciesLagerstroemia indica
Giant Crepe-myrtle
speciesLagerstroemia speciosa
Subcostate Crepe Myrtle
speciesLagerstroemia subcostata
Lendia
speciesLagerstroemia parviflora
Thai Crape-Myrtle
speciesLagerstroemia floribunda
Lagerstroemia microcarpa
speciesLagerstroemia microcarpa
Lagerstroemia calyculata
speciesLagerstroemia calyculata
Lagerstroemia loudonii
speciesLagerstroemia loudonii
Lagerstroemia fauriei
speciesLagerstroemia fauriei
Lagerstroemia langkawiensis
speciesLagerstroemia langkawiensis
Large-fruited Crape-myrtle
speciesLagerstroemia macrocarpa
Lagerstroemia limii
speciesLagerstroemia limii
Lagerstroemia fordii
speciesLagerstroemia fordii
Lagerstroemia tomentosa
speciesLagerstroemia tomentosa
Lagerstroemia × egolfii
hybridLagerstroemia × egolfii
Lagerstroemia duperreana
speciesLagerstroemia duperreana
Lagerstroemia ovalifolia
speciesLagerstroemia ovalifolia
Lagerstroemia venusta
speciesLagerstroemia venusta
Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
speciesLagerstroemia hypoleuca
Noei's Crape-myrtle
speciesLagerstroemia noei
Lagerstroemia engleriana
speciesLagerstroemia engleriana
Lagerstroemia cochinchinensis
speciesLagerstroemia cochinchinensis
Lagerstroemia villosa
speciesLagerstroemia villosa
Lagerstroemia caudata
speciesLagerstroemia caudata
Lagerstroemia spireana
speciesLagerstroemia spireana
Lagerstroemia subangulata
speciesLagerstroemia subangulata
Lagerstroemia guilinensis
speciesLagerstroemia guilinensis
Lagerstroemia anisoptera
speciesLagerstroemia anisoptera
Lagerstroemia siamica
speciesLagerstroemia siamica
Lagerstroemia minuticarpa
speciesLagerstroemia minuticarpa
Lagerstroemia micrantha
speciesLagerstroemia micrantha
Lagerstroemia undulata
speciesLagerstroemia undulata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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