Lagerstroemia loudonii
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Lagerstroemia loudonii is a species of flowering plant
in the Lythraceae
family.
Its origin is in Burma and Thailand, where it is found in the wild in Isan
and the East
down to Central Thailand
.
Salao is a medium-sized tree growing up to a height between 10 and 20 m. It is quite common as a decorative tree in the parks of Thailand
owing to its beautiful bunches of pink flowers. The tree and its flower are the provincial tree as well as the provincial flower of Nakhon Sawan Province
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Lythraceae
Lythraceae
Lythraceae are a family of flowering plants. It includes about 620 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 31 genera. Major genera include Cuphea , Lagerstroemia , Nesaea , Rotala , and Lythrum...
family.
Its origin is in Burma and Thailand, where it is found in the wild in Isan
Isan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
and the East
Eastern Thailand
Eastern Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Cambodia on the east and Central Thailand on the west.-Geography:Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms the border of the Northeastern plateau to the north and the Gulf of Thailand to the south...
down to Central Thailand
Central Thailand
Central Thailand is a region of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from North-East Thailand by the Phetchabun mountain range, and another mountain range separates it from Myanmar to the west. In the north it gently changes into the more hilly...
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Salao is a medium-sized tree growing up to a height between 10 and 20 m. It is quite common as a decorative tree in the parks of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
owing to its beautiful bunches of pink flowers. The tree and its flower are the provincial tree as well as the provincial flower of Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...
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