Lawsonia — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Lawsonia recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Lawsonia inermis
Medicinal

Lawsonia inermis

Lawsonia inermis

Family: Lythraceae

Cultivation

A plant of the dry to moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 19 - 27°c, but can tolerate 13 - 33°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 500 - 1,500mm, but tolerates 250 - 4,200mm.

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