Henna

Scientific name: Lawsonia inermis

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0093

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Classification

Names

Common names

মেহেদি
Hennastrauch
Henna
حنا
Henné
मेहंदी
Pacar kuku
ヘンナ
Inai
Hena
Хна
Kına
مہندی
散沫花

Other names

الحِنّاءاسم رسمي مقترح مستخرج من الحقل الأساسي الحالي؛ يحتاج التحقق من مرجع معجمي/تصنيفي مستقل ثم اعتماد المالك.

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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats

Sources

1Lawsonia inermis L. — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-429
2Lawsonia inermis in Flora of PakistanSRC-430

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T085245803 · last approved 8 November 2026

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Taxonomy

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Myrtales
Lythraceae
Lawsonia
Lawsonia inermisSpecies

Linnaeus described the species in 1753 from material from India and Egypt; synonyms include Lawsonia alba and Lawsonia spinosa, and Flora of Pakistan notes it is very variable.

SRC-430 — CLM-ENT0093-R29-02

Sources (1)

Sources

2Lawsonia inermis in Flora of PakistanSRC-430

History

Henna is cultivated for its fragrant flowers and for the orange-red dye obtained from macerated or powdered leaves; the dye is used for dyeing cloth and hair, staining nails, palms and soles, and in folk medicine.

Evidence: SRC-429 · SRC-430Statement code: CLM-ENT0093-R29-05

Sources (2)

Sources

1Lawsonia inermis L. — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-429
2Lawsonia inermis in Flora of PakistanSRC-430

Key facts

Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a shrub of the family Lythraceae; in South Asia it is known as henna and mehndi.

Evidence: SRC-429 · SRC-430Statement code: CLM-ENT0093-R29-01

Sources (2)

Sources

1Lawsonia inermis L. — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-429
2Lawsonia inermis in Flora of PakistanSRC-430

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