Taxonomy fact sheet: Lawsonia inermis  L. Accepted name

Nomenclature

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae Browse at kingdom-level
Order
Family Lythraceae Browse at family-level
Genus Lawsonia Browse at genus-level
Section
Species Lawsonia inermis L. Browse at species-level
Subspecies
Variety
Form
Cultivar
Strain

Binomial synonyms

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Common names

Common name Language
Egyptian privet English
Henna
Henna Finnish
Hennapensas
Henné French
Hennastrauch German
Henna Spanish

Genealogy

Genetics

Chromosome pairs No chromosome pair counts stored.
Parentage background No parentage background information stored.
Ploidy level No ploidy level information stored.
Species identifier DNA No species identifier DNA information stored.

Subspecies

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Distribution

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Macromorphology

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Chemicals

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Images

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Color swatches

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References

  1. D. Singh, S. Luqman, and A. Mathur, "Lawsonia inermis L. – A commercially important primaeval dying and medicinal plant with diverse pharmacological activity: A review," Industrial Crops and Products , vol. 65 , pp. 269-286 , DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.11.025 .
  2. D. Cardon, Natural dyes. Sources, tradition, technology and science.. Archetype Publications Ltd, 2007
  3. J. De Graaff, The colourful past. Origins, chemistry and identification of natural dyestuffs.. Archetype Publications Ltd; Abegg-Stiftung, 2004
  4. E. Räty, Viljelykasvien nimistö. Puutarhaliiton julkaisuja nro 376. Helsinki.. Puutarhaliitto, 2017