Lagerstroemia indica

Lagerstroemia indica

Lagerstroemia indica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Lagerstroemia
Sectio: L. sect. Lagerstroemia
Species: Lagerstroemia indica

Name

Lagerstroemia indica L., 1759

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Murtughas indica (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 249 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Lagerstroemia chinensis L. in Amoen. Acad. 4: 137 (1759)
  • Lagerstroemia elegans Wall. ex Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 14: 269 (1848)
  • Lagerstroemia indica f. alba (G.Nicholson) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 484 (1949)
  • Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Hovey in Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 40 (1882)
  • Lagerstroemia indica var. grafii S.Yadav in Fl. Maharashtra 6B: 371 (2014), no type indicated.
  • Lagerstroemia minor Retz. in Observ. Bot. 1: 20 (1779)
  • Lagerstroemia pulchra Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 365 (1796)
  • Velaga globosa Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 246 (1791)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia -tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Southeasern Asia Myanmar Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Caroline Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Illinois, India, Indiana, Jamaica, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mississippi, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Ohio, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. :. ed. 10, 2:1076.

Additional references

• Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.-S. 2014. Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF). 563 p. Seoul: T.B. Lee Herbarium. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lagerstroemia indica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lagerstroemia indica. Published online. Accessed: August 20 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Lagerstroemia indica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lagerstroemia indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lagerstroemia indica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

čeština: Pukol okrouhlolistý
Deutsch: Chinesische Lagerströmie
English: Crape myrtle
español: Espumilla
eesti: Hiina lagerströömia
suomi: Kiinankutrio
galego: Árbore de Xúpiter
magyar: Kínai selyemvirágfa
日本語: サルスベリ
한국어: 배롱나무
polski: Lagerstremia indyjska
português: Resedá
русский: Лагерстрёмия инди́йская
lea faka-Tonga: Kilisimasi
Türkçe: Oya ağacı
中文: 紫薇

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