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Henna

மருதோன்றி

Lawsonia inermis

Least concern

Henna
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overview

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. It is used as a traditional medicinal plant. The species is named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Lawsonia inermis — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): மருதோன்றி — CC BY-SA 4.0