サルスベリ
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
The Wikipedia tells its Latin name is "Lagerstroemia indica".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerstroemia
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%e3%82%b5%e3%83%ab%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9...
But for me it's サルスベリ. サル means "monkeys", and スベリ means "slip". The etymology: the tree is so smooth that even monkeys would slip when climbing on it.
9th August 2007.
Tokyo, Japan.
