Lagerstroemia
genus of plants
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Summary
Lagerstroemia is a taxon[1]. Lagerstroemia ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,031 views/month, #1,096 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Named after: Magnus Lagerstroem[4]
- Parent taxon: Lythraceae[5]
- Taxon name: Lagerstroemia[6]
- Subclass of: tree[7]
- Commons category: Lagerstroemia[8]
- Taxonomic type: Lagerstroemia indica[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lagerstroemia[10]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(2)[11], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[12]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6470[13]
- Taxon common name: lagerstroemia[14], 紫薇属[15]
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Identifiers
Lagerstroemia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68717[16]. Lagerstroemia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 122809[17]. Lagerstroemia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 71118[18]. Lagerstroemia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3188723[19]. Lagerstroemia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27109[20].
Why It Matters
Lagerstroemia has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Lagerstroemia is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]