Bungur
(Lagerstroemia speciosa Pers.)
Synonyms:
L. reginae Roxb., L. flos-reginae
Retz., L. loudoni T. Breakfast, Adanzbea Lamk glabra.
Family:
lythraceae.
Description:
Bungur can be found in the teak forests, both on the ground
and in the fertile soil of arid forest trunked heterogeneous high. Sometimes,
Lagerstroemia planted as an ornamental tree or a shade tree on the roadside. In
Java, Lagerstroemia can grow to a height of 800 m above sea level. In addition,
Lagerstroemia are found at altitudes below 300 m. Tree, 10-30 m tall. Stem
round, branching from the base, light brown. Leaves single, short-stemmed. Leaf
blade oval, elliptical, or elongated, thick as leather, 9-28 cm long, lebar4-12
cm, dark green. Purple compound interest, arranged in panicles 10-50 cm long,
out of the armpit leaves or the end of the branch. Fruit boxes, spherical to
elongated round, 2 to 3.5 cm long, 3-7 bears, young fruit is green, after cooking
to brown. Seed size is quite large, flattened, winged tip of a knife-shaped,
blackish brown. . Bungur can be propagated by seed.