Lawsonia inermis L.

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Literature:

Fernandes, A. (1978). Lythraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 277 - 279. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 155.

Other sources of information about Lawsonia inermis:

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Flora of Burundi: Lawsonia inermis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Lawsonia inermis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lawsonia inermis
African Plant Database: Lawsonia inermis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lawsonia inermis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lawsonia inermis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lawsonia inermis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Lawsonia inermis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lawsonia inermis
JSTOR Plant Science: Lawsonia inermis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lawsonia inermis
Plants of the World Online: Lawsonia inermis
Tropicos: Lawsonia inermis
Wikipedia: Lawsonia inermis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Lawsonia inermis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=165780, retrieved 3 December 2025

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