Investigation on Resources of Lagerstroemia indica Amabilis Group in Zhejiang

Field investigations were implemented in 2015 and 2016 on Lagerstroemia indica resources in Zhejiang province based on ‘Guideline for the conduct of tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability - Crapemytle (Lagerstroemia indica L.). Resources of L. indica Amabilis Group were reported. The result demonstrated that 36 groups were identified, among them, 15 ones had been reported, and 21 ones were new records. Investigation demonstrated that ‘Haizhilian’, ‘Ziye’ and ‘Maoe Jinwei’ had advantages of excellent ornamental traits and strong adaptation.