大花紫薇 Lagerstroemia speciosa
- Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
- Ref: Syn. Pl. 2:72. 1806
- Synonyms: Adambea glabra Lam.; A. hirsuta Lam.; Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz.; L. hirsuta (Lam.) Willd.; L. major Retz.; L. munchausia Willd.; L. munchhausia L. ex Forsyth f.; L. plicifolia Stokes; L. punctata Blume; L. reginae Roxb.; Munchausia ovata J.St.-Hil.; Murtughas hirsuta (Lam.) Kuntze; M. punctata (Blume) Kuntze; M. speciosa (L.) Kuntze; Sotularia malabarica Raf.
- English Common Name: giant crepe-myrtle, Queen’s crepe-myrtle, pride of India, banabá (in Tagalog)
- Chinese Common Name: 大花紫薇 dàhuā zǐwēi
- Japanese Common Name: オオバナサルスベリ [大花百日紅] ōbanasarusuberi, バナバ banaba
- Family: Lythraceae
- Genus: Lagerstroemia
- Distribution: Cultivated in S China. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi [native to India, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam].
- Photo: 06/18/2009, Xiamen, Fujian
06/18/2009, Xiamen, Fujian