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Taxon:  Lantana camara L.



Summary
Genus:
Lantana
Family:
Verbenaceae
Nomen number:
310628
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:627. 1753, nom. cons.
Comment:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN 14.3 & App. IV) through conservation of the genus Lantana
  • non Lantana camara auct. nonn. (= L. strigocamara R. W. Sanders)
  • non L. camara aggregate, applied to a complex of horticultural/weedy hybrids and closely related species
Verified:
05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Lantana camara (1 active accession[s])
Lantana camara L. (0 active accession[s])
Lantana camara L. subsp. aculeata (L.) R. W. Sanders (0 active accession[s])
Lantana camara L. subsp. camara (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
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  7. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
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  14. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  15. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
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Common names
English
common lantana –
kamara lantana –
wild sage –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4Naturalized    natzd. in neotropics
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Naturalized (natzd. in neotropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310628. Accessed 26 April 2025.