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Lagerstroemia speciosa
Giant Crepe-myrtle
As recorded: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- McDonald, J.A.; IsmailAfrastini Ismail →J.A. McDonald →
- Collector number
- 4026
- Date
- July 29, 1993
- Locality
- Gunung Sabampolulu, 1 km S-SE of Tangkeno
- Island
- Kabaena
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Identified by
- McDonald
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1993, McDonald, J.A.; Ismail also collected 11 other specimens.
Lagerstroemia speciosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,751 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Le Van Mien, An Khanh, 胡志明市, VN
(c) momo shou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Rua Paraíba, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR
(c) Nereston (Nelinho) Camargo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) maryangelyflecha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Yeidy Castillo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
(c) Eliezer Nieves-Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Eliezer Nieves-Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lagerstroemia speciosa. BISH 638165. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/638165.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956490540 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026