Jarul / Pride Of India
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Also known as Queen Crape Myrtle, Queen Of Flowers
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- March-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lagerstroemia speciosa
- Genus
- Lagerstroemia
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, mostly along banks of streams
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, New Guinea, China, Indonesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Lythraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जरूल Jarul, Ajhar, Arjuna, Bondaro
- Bengali
- জারুল Jarul, জারুল
- Tamil
- செம்மருதம் Cem-Marutam, கதலி Kadali, பூமருது Pu-Marutu
- Telugu
- సొగసులచెట్టు Sogasulachettu, వారగోగు Varagogu, సొగసులచెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಚೆಳ್ಳೆ Chelle, ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ Hole Daasavaala, ಹೊಳೆಮತ್ತಿ Holematti
- Malayalam
- അടന്പു Adambu, മണിമരുത് Manimaruth, പൂമരുത് Puumaruth
- Marathi
- जारूळ Jarul, मोठा बोंडारा Motha Bondara, ताम्हण Tamhan
About Jarul
Pride of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa) is a tree belonging to the Lythraceae family (Loosestrife/Henna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, axillary/raceme flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, mostly along banks of streams. Native to India, it is distributed across Indo-Malesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, New Guinea, China, Indonesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Jarul belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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