Includes at least L. hypoleuca, L. speciosa, L. loudoni, L. floribunda, L. tomentosa, and L. flos-regia
The only thing I know about this wood is that it is native to India and Indonesia and like many woods from the general Asian areas, it has almost 200 other common names.
my samples:
both sides of a sample plank of pyinma / Lagerstroemia speciosa
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
moistened plank pic contributed by Todd Levy --- thanks, Todd.
web pics:
plank --- not listed as curly, but it clearly is
scales --- not listed as curly but they clearly are
curly planks
curly turning sticks listed as pyinma / African satinwood, but I have never seen the "African satinwood" designation used for this wood anywhere else, so I assume that either this vendor is mistaken about the name one way or the other (it looks a little like some African satinwoods, but more like pyinma).
pen blanks and turning stock --- not listed as curly but they do seem to have a fair amount of curl
curly pen blanks, moistened and from a vendor whose pics tend to make all woods look purple whether they are or not.
curly turning stock, waxed
curly peppermill blank
bowl blank, waxed, listed as figured, but the "figure" seems to be "curly"
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