LAGERSTROEMIA FLOS-REGINAE
Family – Lythraceae
Scientific name – Largerstroemia flos
reginae
COMMON NAMES:
1. 1) This tree is also known as The Pride of India.
2. 2) In Bengali known as Jarul.
3. 3) Ajhar in Assam.
4. 4) Flos-reginae in Latin means
"flower of the queen".
GENERAL INFORMATION:
1.
2. 2) Leaves 4-8 inches long, 1.5-3 inches wide, on stalks only about
0.25 inch long.
3. 3) Flowers very showy, 2—3 inches across, in large clusters at the
ends of the branches.
4. 4) Petals crumpled in appearance, purple at first but gradually
fading to nearly white before they fall.
5.
6. 6) Seeds a little over 0.5 inch long, light brown with a stiff
brittle wing, thin and light.
7. 7) The leaves turn red before falling in February-March, the fresh
leaves appearing in April-May.
8. 8) The flowers are somewhat irregular in their season, sometimes
appearing more than once in the year between April and September.
9. 9) The fruits ripen in the cold weather but open and shed the seeds
about the time the leaves fall.
USES OF THE JARUL TREE:
1. 1) The timber is valued in Assam and Burma being used for boat
building, particularly dugouts, carts and other purposes.
2. 2) Elsewhere this tree is mainly used for ornament on account of
its handsome flowers.
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PROPAGATION OF THE JARUL TREE:
