| Family Name | Lythraceae |
| Scientific name | Lagerstroemia indica |
| Common name | Crape myrtle |
| Growth habit | Adaptable longevity species |
| Leaf | Dicotylednous, oval shape |
| Flower | Flowers are white, pink, mauve, purple or carmine with crimped petals, in panicles up to 9cm. |
| Fruit | Seed pod is around 1 cm long |
| More to learn | Crape myrtle was found thousand of years at the Tang Dynasty. Western people found this species in India, this is known as “India clove” in French. |
| Properties | slightly bitter, astringent, flat. |
| Treats | blood circulation, bleeding, detoxification, swelling. For a variety of bleeding, fractures, mastitis, eczema, hepatitis, cirrhosis ascites. |
| Reference | 紫薇_中藥材_中醫世家 General information on Crape myrtle General information on Crape myrtle Gallery on Crape myrtle |