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Genus: Lagerstroemia
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II > Order: Myrtales >
Family: Lythraceae
About 50 species, native to Asia, Australia and Oceania. Four
species are cultivated in southern Africa as ornamental trees in gardens.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Lagerstroemia floribunda var.
brevifolia
Indigenous from China to Thailand. |
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Lagerstroemia indica
(Pride-of-India)
Indigenous from India to Japan. |
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Lagerstroemia reginae (Queen
crape myrtle)
Indigenous from India to New Guinea. |
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Lagerstroemia speciosa
Indigenous from China to Australia. |
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