Lantana
Lantana camara Flower, leaves and buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Lantana
Species
About 150 species, including Lantana camara Lantana montevidensis Lantana rugulosa Lantana tiliifolia Lantana trifolia Lantana can mean: Lantana, a plant genus Viburnum lantana, a plant species Lantana, Florida Lantana, Texas Lantana (film), an Australian film released in 2001 Lantana (band), a country music group Lantana (singer), a spanish singer FC Lantana Tallinn, a defunct Estonian football club The name of a dormitory at Stanford... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,285 × 1,714 pixels, file size: 586 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Genera About 90, including: Aloysia Amasonia Avicennia Callicarpa Caryopteris Citharexylum Clerodendrum Coleonema Congea Cornutia Crowea Diostea Duranta Garrettia Gmelina Holmskioldiana Hymenopyramis Lantana Lippia Nashia Oxera Petrea Phyla Premna Rhaphithamnus Schnabelia Sphenodesme Stachytarpheta Symphorema Tectona Thamnosma Tsoongia Verbena Vitex The Verbenaceae or Verbena family has been considered to be closely related... Binomial name Lantana camara, also known as Spanish Flag, is a very significant weed which has covered large areas of forests in India. ...

Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants, native to tropical regions of the Americas, Africa and existing as an imported weed in numerous regions including Australia, New Guinea and Hawaii. ^[1] The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5-2 m tall. For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the Sun is almost directly overhead. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... This article is about the unit of length. ...

Lantana's aromatic flower clusters (called umbels) are a mix of red and orange florets. Other colors exist as new varieties are being selected. For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... A flower cluster having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis, as in the lily of the valley, in which all the individual flower stalks arise in a cluster at the top of the peduncle and are of about equal length. ... For other uses, see Red (disambiguation). ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ...

Lantana berries are edible when ripe ^[2][3][4] though like most fruit may be mildly poisonous if eaten while still green. Lantana flowers and berries are attractive to insects and birds. As with almost all plants the leaves are toxic if eaten.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the fruit. ... For other uses, see Poison (disambiguation). ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ...

Cultivation and uses

Several cultivars of Lantana camara have been selected for differing flower color.

Lantana species are widely cultivated for their flowers in tropical and subtropical environments and (as an annual plant) in temperate climates. Lantana camara flowers Photo by Forest & Kim Starr File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lantana camara flowers Photo by Forest & Kim Starr File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ... Peas are an annual plant. ... For the usage in virology, see temperate (virology). ...

Some species are invasive, and are considered to be noxious weeds in southern Asia, southern Africa, and Australia. In the United States, some Lantana species are now naturalized in the southeast, especially coastal regions of the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, and the Gulf Coast where it is often known as "ham and eggs". Lantana invasion of abandoned citrus plantation; Moshav Sdey Hemed, Israel The term invasive species refers to a subset of introduced species or non-indigenous species that are rapidly expanding outside of their native range. ... This article is about unwanted plants. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Carolinas is a term used in the United States to refer collectively to the states of North and South Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... States that border the Gulf of Mexico are shown in red The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Lantana species are used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genera Aenetus, including A. ligniveren and A. scotti, and Endoclita, including E. malabaricus. Other Lepidoptera whose larvae feed on Lantana include Hypercompe orsa and Setaceous Hebrew Character. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... genera Abantiades Aenetus Afrotheora Andeabatis Antihepialus Aoraia Aplatissa Bipectilis Blanchardina Bordaia Calada Callipielus Cibyra Cladoxycanus Dalaca Dioxycanus Druceiella Dumbletonius Elhamma Endoclyta Eudalaca Fraus Gazoryctra Gorgopis Heloxycanus Hepialiscus Hepialus Jeana Korscheltellus Leto Metahepialus Napialus Neohepialus Oncopera Oxycanus Palpifer Parahepialiscus Pfitzneriana Pfitzneriella Pharmacis Phassodes Phassus Phialuse Phymatopus Puermytrans Roseala Schausiana Sthenopis Thitarodes... For other uses, see Moths A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... Aenetus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. ... Endoclita is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. ... The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. ... Hypercompe is a genus of moths of the family Arctiidae. ... Binomial name Xestia c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 The Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ...

Most of the plants sold as lantana are either Lantana camara, Lantana montevidensis, or hybrids between the two. L. camara (syn. L. aculeata or L. armata) is the most common species in cultivation. Numerous cultivars of this species exist, including 'Irene', 'Christine' and 'Dallas Red' (all tall-growing cultivars) and several recently introduced shorter ones. The shorter cultivars may flower more prolifically than the taller ones. Lantana montevidensis is known as Trailing Lantana. The species gives blue (or white) flowers all year round. Its foliage is dark green and has a distinct odor. This article is about a biological term. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...

Subtypes

Lantana camara - "Spanish Flag" Binomial name Lantana camara, also known as Spanish Flag, is a very significant weed which has covered large areas of forests in India. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/l-camara.html
2. ^ Herzog, F., Gautier-Béguin, D., Müller, K, "Uncultivated plants for human nutrition in Côte d'Ivoire" FAO Corporate Doucment Repository http://www.fao.org/docrep/w3735e/w3735e10.htm
3. ^ http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/lave.htm
4. ^ http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ipgri/fruits_from_americas/frutales/species%20Lantana.htm

Gallery

Multi-colored Lantana with ants Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixels, file size: 1. ...	Yellow Lantana Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixels, file size: 1. ...	Lantana camara with spider Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1893x1368, 1675 KB) Twin lantana camara with unexpected guest, a crab spider (Misumenoides formocipes ). Author: Joaquim Alves Gaspar. ...
	Trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis) Image File history File linksMetadata Lantana_blossom. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x848, 264 KB) Species Lantana camara Family:Verbenaceae Taken by Fir0002 File links The following pages link to this file: Lantana ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,592 × 1,944 pixels, file size: 554 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lantana montevidensis, picture taken at the Passiflorahoeve in Harskamp, The Netherlands File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it...	Lantana flowers Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1788, 3044 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lantana Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...	Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides) Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 594 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1520 pixels, file size: 280 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
buds of the Yellow Lantana Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,272 × 1,704 pixels, file size: 1. ...	Lantana fruit Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1408 × 1056 pixels, file size: 745 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lantana in September. ...

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