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'''Lagerstroemia parviflora''' is a large, deciduous tree that can grow 30 metres or more tall. The bole can be up to 70cm in diameter. The tree is valued for its timber, which is one of the best found in the mixed forests of India and is also harvested from the wild as a source of tannins.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Gum}}.

==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Small Flowered Crape Myrtle|gu=|hi=Dhaura|kn=Chanangi|ks=|ml=Ventekku|mr=Lende|pa=|ta=Chenangi|te=Chinangi}}

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

===Guna===

===Veerya===

===Vipaka===

===Karma===

===Prabhava===

==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Oblong to ovate|Pale on the underside|}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{Flower|Small||White|Borne in 2-6 flowers clusters in leaf axils and at end of the branches}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Leathery capsule|2-3cm long||It is surrounded below a persistent sepal cup||}}

===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==

==Where to get the saplings==

==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}

==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean minimum temperature does not fall below 20°c, and the mean maximum is no higher than 35°c, though it can tolerate a low down to 4°c and maximum to 47°c<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Deciduous forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Mixed forests}}.

==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 250</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lagerstroemia+parviflora Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Small%20Flowered%20Crape%20Myrtle.html Lagerstroemia parviflora on flowersofindia.net]
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31495 Lagerstroemia parviflora on indiabiodiversity.org]
* [http://www.rprcbbsr.in/View/Downloads/news/Lagerstroemia%20parviflora%2016%2011%202015.pdf Lagerstroemia parviflora on rprcbbsr.in]
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