배롱나무 [crape myrtle; (학명 Lagerstroemia indica L.)]

배롱나무 [crape myrtle; (학명 Lagerstroemia indica L.)] 키가 5m 정도 자란다. 어린 가지는 네모져 있으며, 수피(樹皮)는 홍자색을 띠고 매끄럽다. 잎은 마주나고 잎가장자리가 밋밋하며 잎자루가 없다. 붉은색의 꽃이 7~9월에 원추(圓錐)꽃차례를 이루어 피지만 흰꽃이 피는 품종인 흰배롱나무(L. indica for. alba)도 있다. 꽃의 지름은 3㎝ 정도이고 꽃잎은 6장이다. 수술은 많으나 가장자리의 6개는 다른 것에 비해 길며, 암술은 1개이다. 국화과에 속하는 초백일홍(草百日紅)인 백일홍과는 전혀 다른 식물이다.   지난 주말에 국립서울현충원에서 촬영.     <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/19295645500E522C32" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_19295645500E522C32D4BE"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/124D6945500E522D19" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_124D6945500E522D191F1F"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/11732845500E522D35" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_11732845500E522D35994D"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/20326845500E522E25" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_20326845500E522E252775"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/1630B745500E522E31" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_1630B745500E522E3138D8"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/112CF345500E522F2B" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_112CF345500E522F2B7374"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/11181945500E523008" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_11181945500E5230083B99"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/13059745500E52300B" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_13059745500E52300B7CDA"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/16704546500E523104" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_16704546500E523104E58F"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/207D2B46500E523134" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_207D2B46500E5231343477"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/193F5846500E523231" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_193F5846500E523231F686"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/1946D346500E523326" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_1946D346500E52332674D8"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/17287946500E523529" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_17287946500E5235295D2C"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/141FB746500E523632" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_141FB746500E523632B9C6"/>   <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/193F2246500E523609" class="txc-image" style="CLEAR: none; FLOAT: none" actualwidth="1024" hspace="1" width="1024" vspace="1" border="0" id="A_193F2246500E5236097AC1"/>