Lythraceae

Lagerstroemia L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1068 (1759)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Qinghai, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Caroline Is., Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Korea, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2013 Balansa, B. [23866] Vietnam K000729593 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 2012 Hosseus, C.C. [530] Thailand K000567346 Isotype Yes
Sep 7, 2009 Leonardo, L. [3391] Philippines K000566114 Yes
Sep 1, 2009 Sidiyasa, K., et al. [1301] Indonesia K000566238 Yes
Sep 1, 2009 Chantaranothai, P., et al. [1355] Thailand K000566228 Yes
Jul 22, 1998 Pierre, L. [4995] Vietnam K000729592 Isotype Yes
Haines, H.H. [s.n.] Burma K004332926 Yes
Singh, J.; Banang, E. [51859] Malaysia K004333437 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] K001115219 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2114] Burma K001115225 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2111] Nepal K001115203 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [26022] India K004332971 Yes
Kerenga; Lelean [LAE73895] Papua New Guinea K004333546 Yes
Lörzing, J.A. [6407] Indonesia K004333331 Yes
Kostermans [4381] Indonesia K004333439 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2111] K001115208 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] India K001115222 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004332919 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2111] Burma K001115204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A. [6378] Thailand K004333354 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004332920 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [26351] India K004332972 Yes
Singh, J.; Eging [51860] Malaysia K004333438 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] India K001115223 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [442] K004333126 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004333350 Yes
Parnell; Pendry; Jebb; Pooma [95-225] Thailand K004333348 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2114] Burma K001115216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eddowes, P.; Kumul, M. [NGF13081] Papua New Guinea K004333547 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2114] Burma K001115212 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sirimongkol, S.; Sinlapasorn; Ritphet, N. [361] Thailand K001930392 No
Blicher-Mathiesen, U.; Rantai Jawa [41] Malaysia K004333435 Yes
McLelland [s.n.] Burma K004332923 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [129] Thailand K004333124 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] K001115221 Unknown Type Material Yes
Karaket, P.; Sirimongkol, S.; Kawatkul, U.; Meeboonya, R. [130] Thailand K004333352 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2114] K001115220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Huk, A. [s.n.] Burma K004332922 Yes
Fernandes, J. [1622] India K004332969 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 2116] Burma K001115231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lace, J.H. [5520] Burma K004332925 Yes
Foreman, D.B.; Kumul, M. [NGF48210] Papua New Guinea K004333544 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2114] Burma K001115211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collett, H. [699] Burma K004332924 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2116] Burma K001115230 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2111] K001115205 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2117] Burma K001115232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [881] Thailand K004333155 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] K001115224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2114] Burma K001115215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1216] Burma K004332973 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2114] Burma K001115217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [349] India K004332887 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2120] India K001115244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Put [2840] Thailand K004333153 Yes
Kanis, A. [1001] Papua New Guinea K004333548 Yes
Majumder, S.; Islam, A. [s.n.] Bangladesh K004332890 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [350] India K004332889 Yes
Bloembergen, S.; Kostermans, A. [295] Thailand K004333154 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004332918 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [348] Bangladesh K004332888 Yes
Pooma, R.; Karaket, P.; Pattharahirantricin, N.; Sirimongkol, S. [6775] Thailand K004333349 Yes
Norsaengsri, M.; Tathana, N. [9433] Thailand K004333347 Yes
Thorel, C. [2241] Cambodia K000729716 Type Yes
David, B.; Cheng, S.K.; Long, C.; Leti, M. [CL618] Cambodia K004333351 Yes
Kostermans, A. [5485] Indonesia K004333441 Yes
Kanis, A. [1001] K004333549 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2111] India K001115206 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19967] Thailand K004333156 Yes
Poilane, M. [1148] Vietnam K004333353 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] K001115214 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2114] K001115218 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2111] India K001115207 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pierre, L. [41998] Vietnam K000729715 Type Yes
Fernandes, J. [1365] India K004332970 Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [442] K004333125 Yes
Banang, E. [51952] Malaysia K004333436 Yes
Wiakabu, J.; et al. [Lae50069] Papua New Guinea K004333545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004332921 Yes
Abdul, K.B. [SAN16895] Indonesia K004333440 Yes
Carr, C.E. [12270] Papua New Guinea K000729693 Isotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7495] Thailand K004333123 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004333006 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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