Lagerstroemia floribunda

Botanical Description

Lagerstroemia floribunda is a tree; it usually grows up to 25 metres tall. The bole is usually crooked, it can be free of branches for more than half of its height but often branches from low down, it can be 60cm in diameter, often fluted and sometimes with small buttresses[ 893 Title Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40 Author Lim S.C. & Gan K.S. Website http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842 Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 2006 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ]. The tree is often harvested from the wild for its attractive wood, which is used locally and also traded. It is commonly grown as an ornamental in parks and gardens[ 730 Title A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand Publication Author Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V. Publisher Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok. Year 2000 ISBN 974-7799-01-4 Description An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses. ].