Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Red flower forma.
Lawsonia inermis L. Lythraceae. CN: [Malay - Inai], Henna, Mignonette-tree, Jamaica-mignonette. Exact native range obscure; widely distributed and naturalized to the tropics and neo-tropics; cultivated as source of dye for food coloring, base for hair and skin coloration, ornamental and folks medicines. Synonym(s):
Lawsonia alba Lam. Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?21699en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henna