Lagerstroemia calyculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae found mostly in the seasonal tropical forests of Indochina. It is known as the "Guava Crape Myrtle" (Vietnamese: Bằng Lăng Ổi, Bằng Lăng Cườm; Thai: ตะแบก tabaek; Cambodian name: Khmer: ដើមស្រឡៅ, romanized: Srolao); the name is derived from its very characteristic mottled flaky bark. It is found in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lagerstroemia calyculata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Lagerstroemia
- Species
- Lagerstroemia calyculata
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