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What kind of flower is this? It smells a bit like perfume.

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Alias: Egret Flower, Wulixiang, Honghuihua, Hundred Years Red, Buddha Tears, Full House Red, Itchy Flower, Monkey Spine, Purple Shoot, Itchy Flower, Baozanhua, Golden Dragon with Five Claws, and Bursting Tree.

It belongs to Lysimachiaceae, which is a big tree with large and beautiful flowers, red veins in autumn and countless spherical capsules in winter, and is often cultivated for viewing. Wood is hard, corrosion-resistant and bright red. It is often used in furniture, boats, bridges, telephone poles, sleepers and buildings, and also as a material in water. According to the cloud, its economic value can be compared with that of sleeve wood. Bark and leaves can be used as laxatives; Seeds are narcotic; Roots contain tannic acid and can be used as an astringent.