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Lagerstroemia loudonii

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Lagerstroemia loudonii Teijsm. & Binn.

Family Name: Lythraceae
Common Name: Thai Bungor, Bungur, Burmese Bungor, Salao

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Family Name
Genus Epithet
Species Epithet
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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants)
Plant Growth Form Tree (Medium (16m-30m))
Lifespan (in Singapore) Perennial
Mode of Nutrition Autotrophic
Maximum Height 20 m

Biogeography

Native Distribution Thailand
Native Habitat Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone Tropical
Local Conservation Status Non-native

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form Medium-sized tree with fissured bark, able to grow up to about 10 - 20 m tall.
Foliage Oblong to elliptic-oblong leaves, measuring about 4 - 20 cm long and 3.5 - 8 cm wide, young leaves tend to be densely yellow tomentose, older leaves only abaxially tomentose and adaxially glabrous with a tomentulose midrib, petiole measuring about 2 - 5 mm long.
Flowers Bright to pale purple flowers, cylindrical in shape, borne in terminal or axillary clusters, measuring about 8 - 20 cm wide when fully open.
Fruit Fruit is a capsule, elliptic to oblong in shape, measuring about 12 - 20 mm long and 9 - 15 mm wide, surface glabrous or slightly tomentose.
Etymology Genus Lagerstroemia is named after Magnus von Lagerstrom of Goteborg (1696 - 1759), friend of Linnaeus. Species loudonii is named after John Claudius Loudon (1783 - 1843) who is a Scottish gardener, architect and author of several major gardening works.
Ethnobotanical Uses Cultural / Religious: Heritage Tree: There is currently one individual of Lagerstroemia loudonii listed as a Heritage Tree in Singapore. To find out more about this tree, please visit the Heritage Tree Register.

Landscaping Features

Desirable Plant Features Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses Parks & Gardens

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference Full Sun
Water Preference Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate Moderate
Rootzone Tolerance Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils
Propagation Method Seed

Foliar

Mature Foliage Colour(s) Green
Foliar Attachment to Stem Petiolate
Foliar Apex - Tip Acute
Foliar Base Rounded / Obtuse
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio 3.0 (Tree - Intermediate Canopy)

Non - Foliar and Storage

Mature Bark Texture Fissured

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower Colour(s) Pink, White
Flower Grouping Cluster / Inflorescence
Flower Location Axillary, Terminal

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Mature Fruit Colour(s) Brown
Fruit Classification Simple Fruit
Fruit Type Dehiscent Dry Fruit

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Master ID 1697
Species ID 2990
Flora Disclaimer The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and NParks does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.
Species record last updated on: 29 January 2024.
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