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Lagerstroemia speciosa

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Lagerstroemia speciosa is a fast-growing, medium-sized, deciduous, sub-canopy tree. It is produces suckers, usually grows 15 metres tall. The bole is around 60cm in diameter.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ Hole dasavala
Hindi Jarul
Malayalam Adambu
Tamil Kadali
Telugu Chennangi
Marathi Taman
Gujarathi Moto bhondaro
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Kramuka
English Queen Crape Myrtle, Pride of India


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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 35°c, but can tolerate 6 - 43°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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