Henna
Lawsonia inermis
Also known as Egyptian priven, Cypress shrub, Camphire, Samphire
ShrubMedicinal
About Henna
Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet, is a flowering plant and one of the only two species of the genus Lawsonia, with the other being Lawsonia odorata. It is used as a traditional medicinal plant. The species is named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lawsonia inermis
- Genus
- Lawsonia
- Family
- LYTHRACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as hedge plant
- Distribution
- Central Asia, India; cultivated throughout warm tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Mehendi मेहेंदी, Mehendi, Mehndi
- Nepali
- मेहन्दीको बोट
- Bengali
- Mehedi, মেহেদি, মেহেদী
- Tamil
- Marithondi, Marudaani, மருதோன்றி
- Telugu
- గోరింట, గోరింటాకు
- Kannada
- ಗೋರಂಟಿ Goranti, ಮದರಂಗಿ Madarangi, ಮದರಂಗ Madaranga
- Malayalam
- Mailanchi, മൈലാഞ്ചി, Henna
- Marathi
- मेंदी Mendi, Mendhi, मेंदी
Botanical family
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Henna belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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