Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Lovely lavender flowers of the (banaba) myrtle tree., Lagerstroemia speciosa



Banaba trees are one of the prolific flowering bushes/trees with lavender colored flowers, earning them the title Queen of Flowers. they belong to the same family as the crape myrtles The tree is simply beautiful to see along avenues and highways.



Here are more closeup photos of banaba in Sacred Heart Memorial Park, taken last May 28, 2013:








Plant/tree/flower Kingdom(Plantae),Division(Magnoliophyta), Class(Magnoliopsida),Order(Myrtales), Family(Lythraceae), Genus/Species(Lagerstroemia speciosa)
Common name Banaba, Queen's flower
Camera Fujifilm HS25EXR
Location Clarkfield, Pampanga
Date April 2, 2013
Photographer Dr. Ernesto Adorio
Reference Stuart Xchange
Wikipedia

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