Lagerstroemia

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named for the Swedish merchant Magnus von Lagerström, director of the Swedish East India Company during its second octroi (1746–1766), who supplied Carl Linnaeus with plants he collected. === Proper noun === Lagerstroemia f A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – the crape myrtles and close relatives. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order; Lythraceae – family; Lagerstroemioideae - subfamily; Lagerstroemieae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Lagerstroemia indica - type species; Lagerstroemia sect. Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia sect. Pterocalymma, Lagerstroemia sect. Trichocarpidium, Lagerstroemia sect. Adambe - sections === References === Lagerstroemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lagerstroemia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Lagerstroemia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Lagerstroemia at USDA Plants database Lagerstroemia at Tropicos Lagerstroemia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Lagerstroemia at National Center for Biotechnology Information Lagerstroemia at Germplasm Resources Information Network Lagerstroemia at The Plant List