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In Singapore: White Crape Myrtle, 绒毛紫薇 (Grown in Singapore)
Lagerstroemia tomentosa is a deciduous tree of the crape myrtle family, native to seasonally dry tropical forests from India to Indochina and southern China. It is grown mainly as a shade or ornamental tree in warm, sunny locations.
Lagerstroemia tomentosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. It is found in Indochina, including in Yunnan (China), Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Lagerstroemia × egolfii · Thai Crape Myrtle · Crapemyrtle · Lagerstroemia langkawiensis · Lagerstroemia loudonii · Pride of India · Crepe Myrtle
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lagerstroemia tomentosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
