Fortune Telling Collection - Ziwei fortune-telling - Excuse me, what tree is this? It has purple flowers and fruits like longan.

Excuse me, what tree is this? It has purple flowers and fruits like longan.

Lagerstroemia indica

Lagerstroemia indica (scientific name: Lagerstroemia indica), also known as itch flower, prurigo, purple flower, purple orchid, mosquito flower, Myrica rubra, zinnia and skinless tree, is a deciduous shrub or small tree, belonging to Litchi family. Of southern Asia and northern Australia. It is distributed in East China, Central China, South China and Southwest China, and widely cultivated in various places. Lagerstroemia indica has been cultivated in China for thousands of years, and it was planted in Chang 'an Palace in Tang Dynasty. Lagerstroemia indica has beautiful posture, smooth trunk and bright colors; It happens to be summer and autumn when the flowers bloom, and the flowering period is extremely long, from June to September, so it is called "Hundred Days Red" and "Summer Green Covers the Eyes". The praise of "full of flowers and branches" is a good bonsai for ornamental flowers, stems and roots. Wei Zi is also the city flower of Anyang, Henan, Xiangyang, Hubei and Jincheng, Shanxi.

Chinese name Lagerstroemia indica Latin scientific name Indian Lagerstroemia angiosperm dicotyledonous plant category name Jinjing Ershu, Bailihong, Mantanghong, Kiwifruit Myrtaceae Lagerstroemia indica is distributed in southern Asia and northern Australia. It is distributed in the east, middle, south and southwest of China.