Native Range
Native to South America.
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Lantana camara
LantanaShrub
Lantana camara 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 in altitude.
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusLantana
NativeSouth America
LifespanPerennial
Regional / Multilingual Information
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Indian Languages
Englishதமிழ்বাংলাಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംతెలుగు
EnglishLantanaEN
தமிழ்உண்ணிச்செடிTA
বাংলালান্টানাBN
ಕನ್ನಡಲಂಟಾನKN
മലയാളംലന്റാന കമാരML
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Lantana camara 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 in altitude.