Lawsonia inermis(LAWIN)
Overview Code created in: 2001-11-08
- EPPO Code: LAWIN
- Preferred name: Lawsonia inermis
- Authority: Linnaeus
Western Asia (Arabia, Pakistan), Himalayas, India, eastern Africa (Ethiopia to Tanzania). Source of the dye henna. Introduced in Mediterranean (southern), Indochina, Malesia (Java), Mauretania to Sudan, Guinée to Cameroon, Zaïre, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest), New Guinea
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Lawsonia alba | Lamarck |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| henna | English |
| mignonette tree | English |
| Hennastrauch | German |
| henné | French |
| alhena | Spanish |
| alcanna vera | Italian |
| arbusto della henna | Italian |
| alfenheiro-da-índia | Portuguese |
| mehendi | Bengali |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Myrtales (
1MYTO )
Family
Lythraceae (
1LYTF )
Genus
Lawsonia (
1LAWG )
Species
Lawsonia inermis (
LAWIN )