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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Henna Plant: Lawsonia Inermis Figure


Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: Rosidae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
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To establish criteria for henna, the plant must be defined. Henna, Lawsonia inermis, is a tall shrub or small tree, 2 – 6 m high. It is glabrous, multibranched with spine tipped branchlets. Leaves are opposite, entire, glabrous, sub sessile, elliptical, and broadly lanceolate (1.5 – 5.0 CM x 0.5 – 2 cm, acuminate, having depressed veins on the dorsal surface (Kumar, Singh, & Singh, 2005).


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