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Taxon

Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

Protologue Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(1): 72. 1806 [Nov 1806]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 098.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 096.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 097.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 197.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 197.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 196.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 196.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 095.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 094.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 096.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 099.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 102.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 105.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 098.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 106.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 100.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 100.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 101.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 103.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 104.jpg

Lagerstroemia speciosa--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

March 14, 2005

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Garden no. X-12-178C

April 6, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

December 10, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Lythraceae

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Specific Epithet

speciosa

Authorship

(L.) Pers.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#330,971 of 335,497

Top 99%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →