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External Websites
- Natural History Museum - The henna plant: Transcending time, religion and culture
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Morphological, Biochemical, and Climatological Analysis of Three Moroccan Henna Verities
- IndiaNetzone - Henna
- NParks Flora & Fauna Web - Lawsonia inermis
- World Agroforestry Centre - Agroforestree database - Lawsonia inermis
- Academia - Henna -Mother Nature Healing
- CORE - Plant regeneration and induction of coloured callus from henna (Lawsonia inermis syn. Lawsonia alba)
- WebMD - Henna - Uses, Side Effects, and More
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Also known as: Egyptian privet, Lawsonia inermis
henna tree, (Lawsonia inermis), tropical shrub or small tree of the loosestrife family (Lythraceae), native to northern Africa, Asia, and Australia. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, known as henna, which is commonly used for temporary body art and to dye fabrics. The plant bears small opposite leaves and small, fragrant, white to red flowers. In addition to being grown for its dye, it is used as an ornamental.