
Lagerstroemia indica
Crape-myrtle
As recorded: Lagerstroemia indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 210
- Date
- April 5, 1929
- Locality
- Atuona Valley
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Lagerstroemia indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
西小松川町, 江戸川区, 東京都, JP
(c) fz_urb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Avenida Bernardo de Vasconcelos 2423 - Palmares, Belo Horizonte - MG, 31160-440, Brasil
(c) Nicole Heringer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Old Greenville Rd, Evergreen, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Ann and Roy Butler Trail, Austin, TX, US
(c) Andres Vila, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Academic Dr, Hollister, MO, US
(c) ml150919, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Van Horne Ave, Tybee Island, GA, US
(c) leege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lagerstroemia indica. BISH 157279. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157279.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179660 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
