Lawsonia inermis 0.5–2 cm or 0.6–2 in x 0.2–0.8 in), acuminate (tapering to a long point), and have depressed veins on the dorsal surface. Henna flowers have four sepals and a calyx tube, with spread lobes. Its petals are obvate, with white or red stamens found in pairs on the rim of the calyx tube. The ovary is four-celled, long, and erect. Henna fruits are small, brownish capsules, in diameter, with 32–49 seeds per fruit, and open irregularly into four splits. The henna plant is native to northern Africa, western and southern Asia, and northern Australia, in semi-arid zones and tropical areas.
Calyx-Krater by the artist called the Painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy Calyx-Krater by the artist called the Painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy The calyx-krater by the artist called the "Painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy" is an ancient Greek painted vase in the red figure style, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It is a krater, a bowl made for mixing wine and water, and specifically a calyx-krater, where the bowl resembles the calyx of a flower. Vessels such as these were often used at a symposion, which was an elite party for drinking. Warfare depicted in Greek art was often not representative