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Title
Giant crape-myrtle & x28;Lagerstroemia speciosa& x29; #
Description
Lagerstroemia speciosa & x28;giant crape-myrtle, Queen& x27;s crape-myrtle, banab- plant for Philippines, or Pride of India& x29; is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia. The genus Lagerstroemia was first described by Carl Linnaeus. The name Lagerstroemia recognizes Magnus von Lagerstroem, a Swedish naturalist who provided specimens from the East for Linnaeus.