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Giant Crepe-myrtle
Giant Crepe-myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50+ years
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Giant Crepe-myrtle is a tall, deciduous tree that blooms with bright pink to light purple flowers. Its large, petal-like leaves, known as crepes, are so large that they can float on the water's surface.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Lagerstroemia
Species
Lagerstroemia speciosa