Characteristics of Lagerstroemia indica

In the plant kingdom, angiosperms, dicotyledonous plants, Myrtaceae, Lagerstroemia indica.

Scientific names involve species, and many of them are hard to say. Just name one: Lagerstroemia indica in Yunnan.

Lagerstroemia speciosa, also known as Jiang Ye and prurigo, is a deciduous shrub or small tree, belonging to Lagerstroemia of Lysimachiaceae. Twisted branches; Bark is light brown and flaky, and it is especially smooth after peeling. Branchlets quadrangular, glabrous. Simple leaves opposite or subopposite, elliptic to obovate-elliptic. The flowers are bright red, with a diameter of 3 ~ 4 cm, forming a terminal panicle, and the flowering period is from June to September. Pumpkin is nearly spherical, with a diameter of about 1.2 cm, and ripens at10 ~1month. There are the following varieties. ① Yin Wei: The flowers are white or slightly cocoon-colored, and the leaves are light green. 2 Cuiwei: purple flowers and dark green leaves. Ziyi is produced in southern Asia and northern Australia. It is distributed in East China, Central China, South China and Southwest China, and widely cultivated in various places.