Lythraceae J.St.-Hil.
Lawsonia inermis L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 349 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in India, Aegypto."
Koehne, B.A.E. (22 March 1883), Lythraceae monographice describuntur. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 4: 36-37 BHL [secondary reference]
Mitchell, A.S. (15 October 1976), A summary of the family Lythraceae in the Northern Territory (with additional comments on Australian material). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(1): 58 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lawsonia alba Lam. nom. illeg.
Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Lagerstroemia. Flora of Australia 18: 113 APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lawsonia alba Lam. nom. illeg.
  • APC Comment: Recorded by G.Bentham, Fl. Austral. 3: 300-301, (1866) (as Lawsonia alba), but only known from cultivation (H.J.Hewson, Fl. Australia 18: 113 (1990)).