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Scientific name:	Lagerstroemia subcostata
Common name:	Bao fan flower, Little fruit crape myrtle, Itch-fear tree, Monkey slip tree

Features:

Lagerstroemia subcostata are deciduous trees whose smooth brown bark makes them easily recognizable in the woods. Their bark peels off automatically and keeps the tree constantly smooth, making it difficult for even monkeys to climb-hence its common name of "Monkey slip tree." Lagerstroemia subcostata have flowers that are shaped like circular cones, inflorescent panicles, wrinkled petals with filaments of various lengths, and oval-shaped capsule fruit containing small, winged seeds.

Habitat:

Lagerstroemia subcostata are found in Taiwan's broad-leaved forests at low and middle altitudes, as well as in central and southern areas of the Chinese mainland.