Morphological characteristics of Lagerstroemia indica

Deciduous shrub, plant height about 40cm. The bark is light brown and flaky, and the trunk is particularly smooth after peeling. Branchlets are slender. The single leaf is opposite or nearly opposite, ovoid to obovate, 3 ~ 7 cm long, with a sharp or blunt tip and a short stalk. Panicles are inserted at the ends of the branches of the current year. The petals are shriveled, with a diameter of 3-4 cm, and the flowers are bright red, pink, purple, white and colorful. When they are in full bloom, they are very beautiful. Flowering period may ~ 65438+ 10. The fruit maturity is 10 ~ 1 1 month. The capsule is nearly spherical, with a diameter of about 65438±0.2cm and 6 valves.