Lagerstroemia speciosa

Genus Lagerstroemia L. (Lythraceae)
ca. 55 species distributed in the tropical and subtropical region in Asia and Atlantic;
16 native species in China; 4 spp. (3 cultivated) in Hong Kong.

Lagerstroemia speciosa is a common ornamental tree in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian including Hong Kong. The seeds are very attractive to a local resident bird species, Grey-capped Greenfinch (Carduelis sinica).