Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia

Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 2: 72 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan) to Tropical Asia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 1500 m.; Andes, Pacífico.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
astromelia, embrujo de la India, flor de la reina, flor de reina, orgullo de la India, reina de las flores, zaral
[UNAL]

Lythraceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1984

Morphology General Habit
Tree 7–18 m. tall with much-branched rounded crown.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves subopposite, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, up to 30 cm. long, 9 cm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers large, mauve or pink, 5–7.5 cm. in diameter, in large elongate terminal panicles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx conspicuously ribbed, rusty or grey-velvety.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 3.2–3.5 × 2.1–2.5 cm., with claw 5–6 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 1.7–2 cm. long.
Distribution
also reported from Uganda, Entebbe, also Zanzibar and Pemba and doubtless extensively grown throughout warmer wetter areas.
[FTEA]

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

4.40% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Jones & Earle, 1966)

[SID]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–1500 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Chocó.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0