Common name
English: Lantana
German: Wandelroeschen
Mandarin: 马缨丹 (ma ying dan)
Portuguese: Cambará, Lantana
English: Lantana
German: Wandelroeschen
Mandarin: 马缨丹 (ma ying dan)
Portuguese: Cambará, Lantana
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Lantana (2)
Epithet: camara L. (1)
Synonyms: Camara vulgaris Benth., Lantana aculeata L., Lantana antillana Raf., Lantana asperata Vis., Lantana crocea Jacq., Lantana glandulosissima Hayek, Lantana mixta Medik., Lantana moritziana Otto & A.Dietr., Lantana sanguinea Medik., Lantana undulata Raf., Lantana urticifolia Mill.
aculeata => with thorns, prickly and pointed
camara => South American vernacular name for a species of Lantana (ref. Lantana camara)
crocea => citron-yellow, saffron-like
glandulosissima => densely covered with glands, very glandular
sanguinea => blood-red
undulata => wavy, with wavy margin
urticifolia => nettle-leaved
vulgaris => common, everyday
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: purple, violet, pink, red, orange, yellow, beige
Check for Lantana camara at
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