Lagerstroemia speciosa

Botanical name – Lagerstroemia speciosa

Common Name–  Queen’s crepe-myrtle

Habit

• Deciduous
• Small tree
• Fast growing
  
  

Specific Properties

• Fire resistant
• Habitat generalist
• Pioneering species
• Effective in soil erosion control
• Preferred for restoration of degraded land, land reclamation
  
  

Ecology

• Attracts lots of insects specially bees
  
  

Uses

• Leaves are used to treat diabetes, urinary problems malarial fever, cracked feet
• Bark is used for treatment of diarrhoea and abdominal pains
• Yields tannin, dye
• Fodder
• Timber
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds
• Air layering