Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Lythraceae
Leaf arrangement

Opposite decussate
Leaf Type

Simple
Leaf Shape

Obovate, Elliptic
Leaf Apex

Acute
Leaf Base

Attenuate
Leaf Margin

Entire
Habit : A deciduous shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Plains and lower hills, often cultivated. Central Asia and India.
Indigenous Information : Leaf paste is used to dye hands.
Field Tips : Branchlet tips spiny. Bark grayish brown, thin.
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Names:
English : Henna, Egyptian PrivetIrula : Ugguru kannu soppu
Tamil : Marudani
Hindi : Mehendi
Malayalam : Mailanji
Flower:
In terminal panicles, cream, fragrant. Flowering from January-April.Fruit :
A capsule, globose. Seeds many, flat. Fruits persistent.