Back ሂና Amharic Lawsonia inermis AN حناء (نبات) Arabic تمر حنه (نبات) ARZ Xına Azerbaijani خینا AZB Lawsonia inermis Bulgarian Jabi BM মেহেদি (উদ্ভিদ) Bengali/Bangla Henne Breton

Lawsonia inermis

Lawsonia inermis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Subfamily: Lythroideae
Genus: Lawsonia
L.[2]
Species:
L. inermis
Binomial name
Lawsonia inermis
L.
Synonyms[3]
  • Alcanna spinosa (L.) Gaertn.
  • Casearia multiflora Spreng.
  • Lawsonia alba Lam. nom. illeg.
  • Lawsonia speciosa L.
  • Lawsonia spinosa L.
  • Rotantha combretoides Baker

Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet,[4] 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.[5] The species is named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus.

  1. ^ Plummer, J. (2020). "Lawsonia inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T138450837A149445045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T138450837A149445045.en. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Lawson, Isaac" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Linnaeus dedicated the genus Lawsonia to Isaac Lawson (d. 1747).
  3. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 23 May 2017
  4. ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0025054707.
  5. ^ M Iqbal Zuberi (2012). "Flora". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

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