Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Queen's Flower or Hole dasavala Lagerstroemia speciosa Did you know that Queen's Flower or Hole dasavala or Lagerstroemia speciosa, a plant native to India particularly to the western ghats, is known by the specific epithet 'reginae' or 'flosreginae', which means "imperial or flower of the queen"? Queen's Flower or Hole dasavala (ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ in Kannada language), also known as 'giant crepe-myrtle', 'Queen's crepe-myrtle', 'banabá plant', or 'pride of India', or 'Queen's Flower' or 'Jarul' with the botancial name Lagerstroemia speciosaa is a deciduous tree with profusion of flowers in purple, lilac or pinkish-violet colours that lasts for many months. It is native to India in particular to western ghats of India covering Belgaum, north and south Kanara, Malabar and Travancore, and also in Assam and West Bengal. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtro...