Panjphulli / Indian Lantana
Lantana indica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lantana indica
- Genus
- Lantana
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- Ethiopia to South Africa, Arabian Peninsula to Indo-China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Panjphulli itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Panjphulli itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पंजफुल्ली Panjphulli, घनेरी Ghaneri
- Kannada
- ಜೋಳಿ Joli, Kaadujoli, ಕಾಡುಜೋಳ Kadujola
- Malayalam
- അരിപ്പു Arippu, Konninimullu
About Panjphulli
Indian Lantana (Lantana indica) belongs to the Verbenaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh and 7 other states. It grows in deciduous forests and grasslands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Panjphulli belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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