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Common Names
Mehendi, Henna
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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Lawsonia inermis L.
FAMILY
Lythraceae J. St.-Hil.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Lawsonia L.
SPECIES
inermis L. Sp. pl. 1:349. 1753
Plant Description
A glabrous much branched shrub or quite a small tree with grayish brown bark. Leaves are opposite, subsessile, elliptic or broadly lanceolate, entire, acute or obtuse, 2-3 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. Flowers are numerous, small, white or rose coloured, fragrant.
Flowering - Fruiting: April – July.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi