Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Lagerstroemia macrocarpa
Edible: Leaves
A deciduous tree. It grows 10-13 m tall. The bark is light grey and scaly. It is deeply furrowed. The leaves are oblong and 8-15 cm long. They are leathery. The flower petals are crinkled and clawed. They are pink. The flowers are 8-10 cm wide. They are in dense short clusters. The fruit is a round capsule.
A tropical plant. It grows in open country and along river banks. It grows well in seasonally moist and dry areas. It needs an average but well-drained soil. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
Common Names: Giant crape myrtle, Rose-of-India, Bang lang trai to, Bongor ayer, Bungor, Bungur ayer, Intanin bok, Inthanin-bok