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Henna is a reddish dye prepared from the dried and powdered leaves of the henna tree. [1] It has been used since at least the ancient Egyptian period as a hair and body dye, notably in the temporary body art of mehndi (or "henna tattoo") resulting from the staining of the skin using dyes from the henna plant.
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. The species is named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus.
May 15, 2024 · Henna tree, tropical shrub or small tree of the loosestrife family (Lythraceae), native to northern Africa, Asia, and Australia. The leaves are the source of the reddish-brown dye henna, which is commonly used for temporary body art. The plant is also grown as an ornamental.
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Aug 9, 2016 · Henna is a plant found and cultivated all over India, growing up to a height of 4-6 m. The plant is a native of Arabia and Persia. Scientific classification. Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Lythraceae Genus: Lawsonia Species: L. inermis
Lawsonia inermisLinn (Lythraceae) is a perennial plant commonly called as Henna, having different vernacular names in India viz., Mehndi in Hindi, Mendika, Rakigarbha in Sanskrit, Mailanchi in Malayalam, Muruthani in Tamil, Benjati in Oriya, Mayilanchi in Kannada and Mehedi in Bengali (8).
The scientific name of the genus Lawson was given to the henna tree by Carl Linneaus in honour of his friend Isaac Lawson. The species name inermis means ‘toothless’, referring to the plants lack of thorns.
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Lawsonia inermis, commonly called henna, is a large, evergreen shrub or small tree with a densely branched habit. It is native to dry, coastal scrublands of North Africa, the Middle East, and portions of southern Asia, and has naturalized in parts Africa and northern Australia.
