Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
| Synonym : | Lagerstroemia reginae Roxb. Adambea hirsuta Lam. Lagerstroemia hirsuta (Lam.) Willd. Munchausia speciosa L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Jarul, Kantajarul, Banjarul, Paniajarul. ,Kha Mong (Mogh), Kha Mong Pa (Marma). |
| English Name : | Queen Crape Myrtle, Indian Lilac. |
| Family : | Lythraceae |
| Disease : | Hypoglycaemic,narcotic, purgative, astringent,stimulant and febrifuge. |
| Description : | A medium-sized to large much branched deciduous tree. Leaves elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 10-20 cm long, acuminate. Flowers large, 5-7.5 cm across, showy, mauve purple, in large, terminal panicles, sometimes reaching 30 cm long. Fruits a subglobose capsule, 2-3.2 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh, usually growing by the side of canals and ditches. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and fruits contain ellagitannins and related compounds. Extract of leaves contain alanine, isoleucine ?-aminobutyric acid and menthionine, but no alkaloids or glucosides or sterols or flavonoids (Ghani, 2003). Leaves also contain lageracetal, amyl |
| Uses : | Leaves posess hypoglycaemic activities. The fruits are used as a local application for aphthae of the mouth. The seeds are narcotic. The bark and leaves are purgative. Roots are considered astringent, stimulant and febrifuge. All parts of the plant, par |
| Habit : | Tree. |