Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Lawsonia inermis L.
Family Name	Lythraceae
Common Name	Egyptian Privet
Tamil Name	மருதோன்றி, மருதாணி
Life Form	Shrub
Distribution	East Asia - India
Botanical Distribution	Habit: A much branched shrub, branches 4-angled, often with a sharp point. Leaves: Opposite, elliptic acute mucronate, entire, base narrow. Flowers: Many, fragrant, white or rose-coloured, in large, terminal panicled cymes. Ovary: Ovaryglobose, 2-4 celled, ovules many on axile placenta,
Flowering and Fruiting	April-July
Key Compounds	Oleic, linoleic and stearic acids.
Medicinal Use	Various skin diseases (including leprosy), wounds, ulcers and herpes
At the Campus	Front of the English department