Lagerstroemia indica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1148692
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Summary

Lagerstroemia indica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,365 views/month, #1,113 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: medicinal plant[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Lagerstroemia[6]
  • Taxon name: Lagerstroemia indica[7]
  • Has use: afforestation[8], fodder[9], medicinal plant[10], drink[11]
  • Commons category: Lagerstroemia indica[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lagerstroemia indica[13]
  • Commons gallery: Lagerstroemia indica[14]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[15], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[16], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2)[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21393[18]
  • Short name: L. indica[19]
  • Taxon common name: crapemyrtle[20], Crape myrtle[21], Árbore de Xúpiter[22], kilisimasi[23], İspanyol leylağı[24], Oya ağacı[25], 紫薇[26], 小花紫薇[27], 痒痒花[28], 痒痒树[29], 紫金花[30], 百日红[31], 蚊子花[32], 无皮树[33]
  • Different from: Q90100386[34]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]

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Identifiers

Lagerstroemia indica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 135394[36]. Lagerstroemia indica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 141186[37]. Lagerstroemia indica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582106[38]. Lagerstroemia indica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3188725[39]. Lagerstroemia indica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27110[40].

Why It Matters

Lagerstroemia indica has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [37] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [40] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [38] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [39] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2). wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2). wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2). wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · TiagoLubiana · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'dty', 'el', 'en'
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'crapemyrtle'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crape myrtle'}, {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'Árbore de Xúpiter'} +21
    Sitelink count → 39
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 43nvex
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