Editing Lagerstroemia (section)

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{{automatic taxobox
| name = Crape myrtle
| image = Lagerstroemia indica Blanco1.207.png
| image_caption = ''Lagerstroemia indica''
| taxon = Lagerstroemia
| authority = [[Linnaeus]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}

'''''Lagerstroemia''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|eɪ|ɡ|ər|ˈ|s|t|r|iː|m|i|ə}}),<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book'', 1995:606–607</ref> commonly known as '''crape myrtle'''<ref>''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'' (11th ed.)</ref><ref>''Garner's Modern English Usage'', 4th ed. 2016 Oxford University Press.</ref> (also spelled '''crepe myrtle''' or '''crêpe myrtle'''), is a [[genus]] of around 50 species of [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] trees and [[shrub]]s native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], southeast Asia, [[northern Australia]], and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. It is a member of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lythraceae]], which is also known as the loosestrife family. These flowering trees are beautifully colored and are often planted both privately and commercially as ornamentals.