Common name: Thorel's Crape Myrtle
Botanical name: Lagerstroemia duperreana Family: Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle family) Synonyms: Lagerstroemia thorellii
Thorel's Crape Myrtle is a not very common crape myrtle native to Cambodia,
Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Leaves are oblong, deeply reticulately veined.
Flowers are purple, with crumpled petals typical of crape myrtles. The
flowers fade to white.
Flowering: July-September.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
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