Lantana

Lantana camara

Also known as Shrub verbena, Wild sage

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About Lantana

Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the tropics of the Americas. It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduced into a habitat it spreads rapidly; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) in altitude. It has spread from its native range to around 50 countries, where it has become an invasive species. It first spread out of the Americas when it was brought to Europe by Dutch explorers and cultivated widely, soon spreading further into Asia and Oceania where it has established itself as a notorious weed, and in Goa Former Estado da Índia Portuguesa it was introduced by the Portuguese.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Lantana camara
Genus: Lantana
Family: VERBENACEAE
Habit: Shrub
Native to: Central America
Distribution: Naturalized in Tropics
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi: Raimuniya राईमुनिया रई
Nepali: मसिनो काँडा, Masino Kaandaa वन फन्दा Van Phandaa, गन्हाउने काँडा
Bengali: লান্টানা
Tamil: உன்னிச்செடி Unnichedi, உண்ணிச்செடி
Telugu: Pulikampa, తలంబ్రాలు చెట్టు
Kannada: ಲಂಟಾನ Lantaana ಕಸೂತಿಹೂ Kasooti hoo, ಕಾಡುಜೋಳ Kaadu jola, ಚದುರಂಗ Chaduranga
Malayalam: ലന്റാന കമാര
Marathi: टणटणी Tantani, घाणेरी Ghaneri, टणटणी

Botanical family

Verbenaceae

Verbena/Teak family

Lantana belongs to the Verbenaceae family.

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