Morphological characteristics of Lagerstroemia speciosa

Small trees or shrubs; Branches cylindrical, glabrous. The leaves are papery, ovoid or ovoid, 4-8 cm long and 2-4.5 cm wide, with a sharp or acuminate tip, an acuminate or nearly rounded base, different sizes on both sides, dark brown at the top, light brown at the bottom, slightly pilose when young, scattered only along the midvein, with 4-6 pairs of lateral veins; Petiole is 2-3 mm long. Panicle terminal, flower-shaped, nearly tower-shaped, 7- 12 cm long and 4- 12 cm wide, densely covered with gray fluff. The flower bud is nearly spherical, about 3 mm long (company commander 1.5 mm peduncle base), 1.5-2 mm in diameter, short nipple at the top, 12 inconspicuous ridge; Flowers small, pedicel length1-2mm; Calyx bell-shaped, about 2 mm long, about 2 mm in diameter, without appendages, with 12 veins, 6 lobes, nearly triangular, erect, about 1.5 mm long, initially hairy; Petals are oval, with length of 1 mm, claw length of about 0.8 mm, width of 1 mm, and obtuse rounded edges; Stamens are numerous, nearly equal in length, and filaments are about 5 mm long; Ovary subglobose, glabrous; Style 3-5 mm long. There is no fruit.