Scientific Name : Lagerstroemia microcarpa Wight
Synonym : Lagerstroemia lanceolata Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
Lagerstroemia thomsonii Koehne
Common Name : Bean Teak, Nana
Plant Family : Lythraceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : May to November
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Main trunk without branches upto 8 meters, brown, rough
Leaves: Simple elliptical, entire, opposite decussate or alternately arranged, ventral surface – pale, pubescent and valvety, apex acuminate or acute, dorsal surface shiny and glabrous
Flowers: Bisexual, calyx – 6 lobed, persistent, petals – 6, long, clawed, stamens infinite, filaments long, exerted, style long, ovules many
Inflorescence: Compound panicles upto 30 cm long, terminal or axillary
Fruits: Capsule, woody, 4 valved, loculicidal, dehiscent, winged, seeds many
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : W. India.
Uses : Leaves and barks used in making skins as it contains tannin.
Silkworm Tusser fed on the tree
Used as a timber tree
