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Lagerstroemia thorelii Gagnep.

Synonym: No synonyms are recorded for this name.

LYTHRACEAE

Local Names : Thorel’s Crepe Myrtle.

Flowering Period : July to October.

Distribution : Russia

Uses:   Ornamental, Avenue tree, Timber yielding.

Exotic : Yes

 Deciduous trees. Leaves simple, oblong, margin entire, deeply reticulately veined. Flowers bisexual, purple, in terminal panicles. Flowers are purple, with crumpled petals typical of crape Myrtles. The flowers fade to white. Calyx lobes 6,. Petals 6, obovate, clawed, margins crispate. Stamens many, inserted near the base of the calyx tube. Fruit is a capsule.

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