Botanical Family · Myrtales
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
18 speciesOrder Myrtales8+ well-known plants
Herbs, shrubs and trees with wrinkled petals. Includes henna (Lawsonia), pomegranate (Punica), and crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia).
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How to recognise the Lythraceae family
- 01
Leaf arrangement: opposite/whorled
- 02
Leaf type: simple
- 03
Growth forms: herb/shrub/tree
- 04
Inflorescence: axillary/raceme
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Fruit: capsule/berry
Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Monarch RedstemAmmannia bacciferaJerry-JerryAmmannia multifloraMexican False HeatherCuphea hyssopifoliaCrepe Myrtle, Crepe Flower, May Flower, Myrtle, Queen's Crape Myrtle, Common Crape MyrtleLagerstroemia indicaBen TeakLagerstroemia microcarpaSmall Flowered Crape MyrtleLagerstroemia parvifloraPride Of India, Queen Crape Myrtle, Queen Of FlowersLagerstroemia speciosaHenna, Egyptian Priven, Cypress Shrub, Camphire, SamphireLawsonia inermis
All 18 species in LYTHRACEAE
- Monarch RedstemAmmannia baccifera
- Jerry-JerryAmmannia multiflora
- Mexican False HeatherCuphea hyssopifolia
- Crepe Myrtle, Crepe Flower, May Flower, Myrtle, Queen's Crape Myrtle, Common Crape MyrtleLagerstroemia indica
- Ben TeakLagerstroemia microcarpa
- Small Flowered Crape MyrtleLagerstroemia parviflora
- Pride Of India, Queen Crape Myrtle, Queen Of FlowersLagerstroemia speciosa
- Henna, Egyptian Priven, Cypress Shrub, Camphire, SamphireLawsonia inermis
- Dense-Flowered RotalaRotala densiflora
- Lilac Tassel FlowerRotala fimbriata
- Free-Flowering RotalaRotala floribunda
- Giant Red RotalaRotala macrandra
- Malampurha RotalaRotala malampuzhensis
- Rosy RotalaRotala rosea
- Roundleaf ToothcupRotala rotundifolia
- Fire-Flame Bush, Shiramjitea, WoodfordiaWoodfordia fruticosa
- Ammannia baccifera subsp. aegyptica
- Lafoensia microphylla
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