Lagerstroemia
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Lagerstroemia indica
See also: lagerstroemia
Translingual
Etymology
Named for the Swedish merchant Magnus von Lagerström, director of the Swedish East India Company during its second octroi (1746–1766), who supplied Carl Linnaeus with plants he collected.
Proper noun
Lagerstroemia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – the crape myrtles and close relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order; Lythraceae - family; Lagerstroemioideae - subfamily; Lagerstroemieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lagerstroemia indica - type species; Lagerstroemia sect. Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia sect. Pterocalymma, Lagerstroemia sect. Trichocarpidium, Lagerstroemia sect. Adambe - sections
References
Lagerstroemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lagerstroemia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lagerstroemia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lagerstroemia at USDA Plants database
- Lagerstroemia at Tropicos
- Lagerstroemia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lagerstroemia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lagerstroemia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Lagerstroemia at The Plant List
