Lawsonia inermis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Lawsonia
Species: Lawsonia inermis

Name

Lawsonia inermis L., 1753

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Lawsonia alba Lam. in Encycl. 3: 106 (1789), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Alcanna spinosa (L.) Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 133 (1790)
- Alkanna spinosa (L.) Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 133 (1790)
- Lawsonia alba var. flavescens Hassk. in Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 34 (1842)
- Lawsonia alba var. miniata Hassk. in Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 34 (1842)
- Lawsonia coccineam Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 20: n.° 3 (1812)
- Lawsonia falcifolia Atokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 364 (1812)
- Lawsonia inermis var. spinosa (L.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 405 (1805)
- Lawsonia purpurea Lam. in Encycl. 3: 107 (1789)
- Lawsonia spinosa L. in Sp. Pl.: 349 (1753)
- Rotantha combretoides Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 317 (1890)
- Casearia multiflora Spreng. in Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 61 (1815)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Continental:Asia-temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Indiaarabia
- Regional: Peninsular
  - Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Continental:Southern America
- Regional: Centralca
  - Panamá
- duced into:0
  - Algeria, Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tadzhikistan, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 349. Reference page.

Additional references

Template:Kress & al,. 2003

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lawsonia inermis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lawsonia inermis. Published online. Accessed: August 21 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Lawsonia inermis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Lawsonia inermis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 August 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lawsonia inermis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

български: Къна
bamanankan: Jàbi
cop: ⲕⲟⲩⲡⲣ
dansk: Henna
Deutsch: Hennastrauch
Ελληνικά: Χέννα
English: Henna
Esperanto: Henao
español: Henna
Fulfulde: Puddi, Puuɗudi
suomi: Hennapensas
français: Henné
italiano: Henna
മലയാളം: Mailanchi
Nederlands: Henna
polski: Lawsonia bezbronna
português: Henna
svenska: Henna
Türkçe: Kına

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