Lagerstroemia calyculata

Lagerstroemia calyculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Lagerstroemia
Species:	L. calyculata
Binomial name
	Lagerstroemia calyculata; Kurz

Lagerstroemia calyculata known as the "Guava Crape Myrtle" (Vietnamese name : Bằng Lăng Ổi, Bằng Lăng Cườm; Thai: ตะแบก tabaek; Cambodian name: Srolao "ដើមស្រឡៅ"); the name is derived from its very characteristic mottled flaky bark. It is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae and found in Southeast Asia and Oceania.^[1]

It is a medium-sized tree growing up to a height between 10 and 20 m. Like other species of the same genus, it is quite common as a decorative tree in the parks of Thailand owing to its beautiful bunches of pink flowers.^[2] Its wood has a low commercial value, which is why it thought to have maintained the forest structure in previously logged parts of Cat Tien National Park, where it may constitute >25% of tree counts.^[3]

References[]

^ "Lagerstroemia calyculata - Species Detail". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
^ Nana Garden Lagerstroemia calyculata
^ L. Blanc, G. Maury-Lechon and J.-P. Pascal (2000). Journal of Biogeography, 27: 141–158

External links[]

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[1] "Lagerstroemia calyculata - Species Detail". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-09-06.

[2] Nana Garden Lagerstroemia calyculata

[3] L. Blanc, G. Maury-Lechon and J.-P. Pascal (2000). Journal of Biogeography, 27: 141–158

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