Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lythraceae | Genus: Lagerstroemia | Species: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Lagerstroemia reginae | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Pride of India, Queen Crape Myrtle | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Queen’s Crepe Myrtle, Pride Of India, Queens Flower | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jarol | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Large woody and seed with an apical wings |
| Habitat | Occurs in disturbed or secondary forests, grass lands and along rivers | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Burma, China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java | Bark Details | Bark gray with thin yellowish line |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a deciduous or semi-deciduous small to medium-sized or rarely large tree up to 40(45) m tall; bole fairly straight to crooked, branchless for up to 18 m, up to 100 cm in diameter, often fluted and sometimes with small buttresses, bark surface smooth or with small papery flakes | Leaf Details | Leaves 8–15 cm long and 3–7 cm broad with an acute apex |
