Lagerstroemia caudata Chun & F.C.How ex S.K.Lee & L.F.Lau

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lagerstroemia

Characteristics

Trees, 18-30 m tall. Branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite; petiole 6-10 mm; leaf blade adaxially dark green, shiny, broadly elliptic, rarely ovate-elliptic, 7-12 × 3-5.5 cm, papery to slightly leathery, abaxially glabrous or pubescent on veins, lateral veins 5-7 pairs, base broadly cuneate to subrounded, apex acuminate to long acuminate. Panicles 3.5-8 cm; ultimate branches puberulous. Floral tube (5 or)6-merous, ca. 5 mm, with 10-12 dark veins; sepals ca. 2 mm, adaxially glabrous, annulus present; epicalyx absent. Petals white, oblong, ca. 9 mm including claw ca. 2 mm, base acute. Stamens 18-28, dimorphic. Ovary glabrous. Capsules oblong-globose, 8-11 × 6-9 mm, 5-or 6-valved. Seeds including wing 5-7 mm. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Jul-Oct.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 18.0 - 30.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Lagerstroemia caudata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900164-1
WFO ID wfo-0001076048
COL ID 3RWYG
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Synonyms

Lagerstroemia caudata