Lagerstroemia indica

Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous shrub or small tree with an upright, vase-shaped crown. It can grow from 3 - 8 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is used in soil stabilization projects and is a very ornamental plant, valued especially for its floral display and neat habit, being commonly grown in gardens, as a street tree etc from the warm temperate zone to the tropics - there are many named varieties.

Uses

Cuts, Wounds, Colds.

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Saona
Malayalam
Tamil	Pavalakkurinji
Telugu	Chinagoranta
Marathi	Dhayti
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Siddhesvara
English	Common crape myrtle

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Deciduous shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Cuttings of mature wood, Root cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Lagerstroemia indica is a plant of the warm temperate zone, but is widely cultivated from the temperate zone to the tropics. Dormant plants are hardy to about -10°c if the wood is well ripened.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open grassy places, On cliffs at low altitudes, Forest edges, Semi-shaded places.

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External Links

• Lagerstroemia indica on flowersofindia.net
• Lagerstroemia indica on cabi.org
• Lagerstroemia indica on missouribotanicalgarden.org