Lagerstroemia speciosa

Lagerstroemia speciosa
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
Binomial name
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
Synonyms
Adambea glabra Lam. Lagerstroemia augusta Wall. nom. inval. Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz. Lagerstroemia macrocarpa Wall. nom. inval. Lagerstroemia major Retz. Lagerstroemia munchausia Willd. Lagerstroemia plicifolia Stokes Lagerstroemia reginae Roxb. Munchausia speciosa L.

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.