Nana / Ben Teak
Lagerstroemia microcarpa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- June-February
How to identify Nana
Identify Nana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Lythraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nana.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lagerstroemia microcarpa
- Genus
- Lagerstroemia
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nana itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Chennangi, Vevala, Venthekku
- Malayalam
- Venthekku, Vellialvu
- Marathi
- नाणा Nana, Nana
About Nana
Ben Teak (Lagerstroemia microcarpa) is a tree in the Lythraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Nana belongs to the Lythraceae family.
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