Lagerstroemia ovalifolia Teijsm. & Binn.

De Wilde, Willem J. J. O. & Duyfjes, Brigitta E. E., 2016, Survey of Lagerstroemia L. (Lythraceae) in Indochina (excl. Thailand) with the description of Lagerstroemia densiflora, sp. nov., a new species from Vietnam, Adansonia 38 (2), pp. 241-255 : 251

15. Lagerstroemia ovalifolia Teijsm. & Binn.

NatuurkundigTijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië 2: 306 (1851); Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 3: 410 (1855). — Gagnep., Flore générale de l’Indo-Chine 2: 945 (1921). — Craib , Florae Siamensis Enumeratio 1: 725 (1931). — Furtado & Srisuko, Garden’s Bulletin Singapore 24: 210 (1969). — W. J. de Wilde et al., Flora of Thailand 11 (4): 573, pl. 119: 2-5 (2014) — Type: W Java, Teijsmann & Binnendijk s.n. (holo-, BO!; iso-, L [ L2479644 , L2479645 ]!, U [Hort. bot. 039040]!) .

SPOT- CHARACTERS. — Calyx tube 6-9-ridged; number of calyx lobes and petals (6-)7-9; stamens radially dimorphic; ovary glabrous; capsules shagreen, glabrous, fruiting calyx lobes 7-9.

DISTRIBUTION. — Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, West Java.

NOTE

Lagerstroemia ovalifolia may be confused with L. venusta , due to the seemingly many-lobed calyx in the latter species, caused by large persistent auricles. In herbarium specimens the leaves below are sometimes conspicuously dark chocolate- coloured, contrasting with the upper surface.