| Family Name | Lythraceae |
| Scientific name | Lagerstroemia indica |
| Common name | Crape myrtle, lilas des Indes (印度丁香), Magnus von Lagerström |
| Growth habit | An often multistemmed and deciduous tree; the bark is a prominent feature being smooth when the old one is skin off. Strong drought tolerance, fear of floods, hi warm and moist, hi light, hi fat. |
| Leaf | Alternative leaves, elliptical, about 2 to 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide. |
| Flower | Flower: Summer flowering, top-born panicles, flowers have six petals and each petal has shrinkage like wrinkles yarn, colored white, red color, pale pinkish purple and other colors, edge irregular nick, the base with long claws; flowering period can be as long as 2 to 3 months. Fruit: Capsule, 3 to 6 crack petals after mature, with large amount of seeds, thing wings. |
| Fruit | Capsule, 3 to 6 crack petals after mature, with large amount of seeds, thing wings. |
| More to learn | The northeners called it as “monkey-thorn-off” said the tree was too slippery, the monkeys are not able to climb on it. “No bark” is its valuable place. |
| Properties | Slightly bitter, astringent, flat. |
| Treats | Blood circulation, bleeding, detoxification, swelling. For a variety of bleeding, fractures, mastitis, eczema, hepatitis, cirrhosis and ascites. |
| Reference | A+醫學百科 Flickr 百度百科 维基百科 台灣大百科全書 |