Flora of Panipat- Lawsonia inermis- Mehndi-17072011

Balkar Arya

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Jul 17, 2011, 8:54:02 AM7/17/11

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Dear All

Lawsonia inermis

Mehndi from GT Road Samalkha Panipat from front of a house

Family: Lythraceae

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Mahadeswara

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Jul 17, 2011, 10:38:10 AM7/17/11

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Nice catch of the close ups. This is a very very common plant in
Southern India. Almost every house (which has a garden) will plant
this in Chennai, Mysore, Bangalore etc....

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Smilax004

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Jul 17, 2011, 11:01:27 AM7/17/11

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Lawsonia inermis of Lytheraceae family (Henna/mignonette tree)

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Giby

On Jul 17, 5:54 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:

Balkar Arya

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Jul 17, 2011, 7:26:33 PM7/17/11

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thanks Mahadeswara ji and Giby ji for confirmation

mani nair

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Jul 18, 2011, 8:05:23 AM7/18/11

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Beautiful photos Balkarji. The leaves have a cooling effect and applied on sole of the feet to reduce burning sensation. The leaves are also chief ingredients in natural hair dyes.

Regards,

Mani Nair.

Balkar Arya

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Jul 18, 2011, 10:47:21 AM7/18/11

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Yes Mani Ji

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