Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world.
Lagerstroemia speciosa is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia. It is a deciduous tree with bright pink to light purple flowers. It has a wide spreading crown and a dense root system with the potential to alter soil conditions and inhibit the establishment of native vegetation in the understory.
Lagerstroemia speciosa is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia. It is a deciduous tree with bright pink to light purple flowers. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia including the Indian subcontinent, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
This species has been widely cultivated as ornamental and is now naturalized in tropical regions of Asia and Africa, Australia, Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies. Once naturalized, this species can be found growing in grasslands, along rivers, disturbed or secondary forests, and forest edges in moist and dry habitats from near the sea level to middle elevation
It grows in moist habitats with mean annual precipitation ranging from 1000 mm to 2400 mm and means annual temperatures of around 25-28°C. In dry habitats, it is often found growing along streams. Soils may vary from well-drained to occasionally flooded, but not peat soil. This species is resistant to fire.
Pride of India is a fast-growing, medium-sized, deciduous, sub-canopy tree with an upright, round crown. The tree, which produces suckers, usually grows 15 meters tall or more, with some specimens up to 26 meters.
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