Queen Crape Myrtle –
Lagerstroemia speciosa (Wikipedia)
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Flowers on a tree in Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Lythraceae |
Genus: | Lagerstroemia |
Species: | L. speciosa
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Binomial name | |
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Lagerstroemia speciosa (giant crepe-myrtle, Queen's crepe-myrtle, banabá plant for Philippines, or pride of India) is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia.