Lagerstroemia speciosa

de Wilde, W. J. J. O. & Duyfjes, B. E. E., 2014, Lagerstroemia (Lythraceae) in Malesia, Blumea 59 (2), pp. 113-122 : 119

10. Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. (1807) 72; Furtado & Srisuko (1969) 264, f. 29A;P.H. Hô (1992) 25,f. 3662;S. Gardner et al.(2000) 206,450;Yii (1996) 230; W.J. de Wilde et al. (2014) 574. — Munchausia speciosa L. (1770) 357,t. 2. — Lectotype ( Dar 1975):Herb.Linn. No.939.1 (LINN), ‘Habitat in Java, China’.

Adambea glabra Lam. (1783) 39. — Type: Rheede (1683) t. 20 & 21, India.

Lagerstroemia flos­reginae Retz. (1789) 25; C.B. Clarke (1879) 577; Backer (1964) 256. — Type: not indicated.

Lagerstroemia reginae Roxb.(1796) 46,pl.65, Furtado & Srisuko (1969) 261, f. 29B. — Type: Roxburgh s.n. (holo K, K000729731 , right hand specimen, lectotype, here designated), northern India, Circars .

? Lagerstroemia punctata Blume (1856) 126. — Type:not found,‘Archipelago indico’.

Distribution — India, Myanmar, China (Yunnan), Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam (probably only cultivated); in Malesia: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah), Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas, and New Guinea. Widely cultivated as an ornamental tree.

Uses — Cultivated as an ornamental. The wood is employed as timber.

Additional specimens examined. SUMATRA, N Sumatra: LÖrzing 11824; S Sumatra: Boschproefstation 820, bb 8466, Grashoff 188, 1087, Iboet 310, 351, Semangoes 1, Yates 2128. – PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, Kedah: Chan FRI 6702, Whitmore FRI 12973; Perak: Chelliah KEP 98661, Everett FRI 13783, King’s collector 6189, Whitmore FRI 15769; Kelantan: Stone 11796, Stone et al. 15187; Terengganu: Sinclair et al. SF 40740; Pahang: Burkill 2123, Cheng Ang Khoon FRI 23388, Hardial & Nor 29, Kadim & Mahmood 112, Ng FRI 20877, FRI 27042, Whitmore FRI 15393, FRI 32857; Selangor: Cheng Ang Khoon FRI 23495, FRI 27542, Ng FRI 6273, FRI 6332, Teo & P 206, Vethevelu FRI 25243. – JAVA, W Java: Backer 6000, 17088, De Vogel 1366, Hochreutiner 2510, Koorders 40510, Sinclair 10005, Utja & Wasijat 6631, Van Balgooy 2813 (cultiv.), Van Borssum Waalkes 314, Van Kregten 27, Wirawan 389; C Java: Koorders 26925; E Java: Backer 26839, Hoogerwerf 273, Jacobs 4946, Koorders 4423, 22687. – LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, Bali: Sarip 201, Van Dillewijn 639; Sumbawa: Colfs 183, Danimihardja 2211, Elbert 3532, 3543, 3699, 3864, 3922, 4162; Flores: Kostermans & Wirawan 242, Verheijen 2232; Timor: Posthumus 3374, Wiriadinata 2997. – BORNEO, Sarawak: Ashton S 21478 ; Sabah: Ampuria Jawanting SAN 42124, Philip SAN 89548; W Kalimantan: Boschproefstation bb 13571, Winkler 12, Zulkarnain & Giesen 366; E Kalimantan: Ambri & Arifin 921, Endert 1402, Kostermans 4381; S Kalimantan: Arifin et al. 1081, Giesen 7, Kessler et al. 1681, Korthals s.n. L2486832. – PHILIPPINES, Palawan: Curran FB 4160, Mendoza PNH 91512, Podzorski SMHI 937, Ridsdale SMHI 341, SMHI 341A, Species Blancoanae (Merrill) 377; Luzon: Comision de la Flora Forestal 785, 786, 787, 1366, Ramos 1882; Samar: Castro PNH 5822; Mindanao: Elgincolin FB 28151, Frake PNH 38409, Hallier 4302, Mendoza PNH 42270. – SULAWESI, N Sulawesi: Neth. Ind. For. Service bb 20017; C Sulawesi: Amir 45, Prawiroatmodjo & Soewoko s.n. L2487688; S Sulawesi: Neth. Ind. For. Service bb 21605, Noerkas ( Van Vuuren ) 134, 275, Teijsmann 11815. – MOLUCCAS, Aru Isl.: Van Balgooy 6724. – PAPUA, Versteegh BW 4857. – PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Western: Brass 8160, Millar NGF 35356, Pullen 7376, 7431; New Britain: Haas NGF 167.

Note — The collection Van Balgooy 6724, from Aru Isl. links up with e.g. Versteegh BW 4857 and Brass 8160 from S New Guinea. The latter two are separately discussed by Furtado & Srisuko (1969) as having a deviating distribution under L. reginae Roxb. These collections deviate in rather pronounced ridges on the calyx tube and thickenings of the calyx lobes along the sutures in the bud. However, they easily fall within the overall variation in widespread L. speciosa .