Introduction of Lagerstroemia indica in Fujian

Fujian Lagerstroemia indica is a shrub or small tree of Lagerstroemia, which is about 4 meters high. Branchlets are cylindrical, densely grayish yellow pilose, and later fall off into brown smoothness. Leaves alternate to nearly opposite, leathery to nearly leathery, with short acuminate or acute tip, short acuminate or round base, smooth or sparsely pubescent upper surface, densely pilose lower surface along midvein, lateral vein and reticular vein, terminal panicle of flowers, floral axis and pedicel; The capsule is ovoid, round at the top, brown and bright, with shallow grooves. It blooms in May-June and bears fruit in July-August. 1 The pictures are taken from China Botanical Museum.