Lagerstroemia speciosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 098.jpg
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.
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
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
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Lagerstroemia
Specific Epithet
speciosa
Authorship
(L.) Pers.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#330,971 of 335,497
Top 99%
Extinction probability
10%
