Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lythraceae | Genus: Lagerstroemia | Species: Lagerstroemia speciosa (Linn.) Pers. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Lagerstroemia reginae Roxb. | 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 | Jarul | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 1500m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Large woody and seed with an apical wings |
| Habitat | Open habitats, nn disturbed or secondary forests, grass lands, and along rivers. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra AndJava | Bark Details | Bark gray with thin yellowish line |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Manimajara and Daria, Sector 7, Sector 10, Sector 12, Sector 17, Sector 19, Sector 23, Sector 28, Sector 29, Sector 33, Sector 40, Sector 44, Sector 46, Sector 48, Sec | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree, 7 m or more tall. leaves oval or elliptic, obtuse or acutish, 8.2-15.2 cm long, 3.3-7.1 cm broad. Petiole 5-9 mm long. Panicles 14-35.5 cm long. sepals 7-8 mm long, 4.5-5mm broad, in fruit spreading, woody. Petals 3.2-3.5 cm long, 2.1-2.5 cm broad, claw 5-6 mm. ovary 6 mm in diameter. capsule 1.7-2 cm in diameter, rugose | Leaf Details | Leaves oval or elliptic, obtuse or acutish, 8.2-15.2 cm long, 3.3-7.1 cm broad .petiole 5-9 mm long |
