Morphological characteristics of Lagerstroemia indica

Deciduous trees or shrubs, up to14m; Bark is thin, light gray, white or yellowish brown, hairless or slightly coarse. Leaves membranous, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, thin oval, 2-9(- 1 1) cm long, 1-4.4(-5) cm wide, tapering at the top, broadly wedge-shaped at the base, usually hairless or sometimes pilose at the top, and hairless or slightly pilose at the bottom. Petiole short, 2-4 mm long. The flowers are small, white or rose, about 1 cm in diameter, forming a terminal panicle, 5- 15 cm long, and the flowers are grayish brown and puberulent; Calyx has 10- 12 edges, 3.5-4.5 mm long, 5-lobed, triangular lobes, erect, hairless inside; 6 petals, 2-6 mm long, shriveled and clawed; Stamens 15-30, about 5-6 long, short 12- 14, inserted on sepals or petals, filaments slender; Ovary glabrous, 5-6-loculed. Capsule oval, 6-8 mm long, 3-6 petals; Seeds have wings. The flowering period is June-August, and the fruiting period is July-65438+1October.