Taxon: Lantana camara L.

• conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.9 & App. IV) through conservation of the genus Lantana
• non Lantana camara auct. nonn. (= L. strigocamara R. W. Sanders)
• non Lantana camara aggregate, applied to a complex of horticultural/weedy hybrids and closely related species

• the 9 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Lantana camara aggr. (no accessions)
• Lantana camara subsp. aculeata (no accessions)

Common names:

• common lantana   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• kamara lantana   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• wild sage   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Kingsbury; Kellerman et al.; Lampe & McCann; Cooper & Johnson ed2)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Lantana camara from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Mexico
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Caribbean: Bahamas; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico
  Mesoamerica: Central America
  Northern South America: Venezuela
  Western South America: Colombia

• naturalized in neotropics

References:

• Abbiw, D. K. 1990. Useful plants of Ghana.
• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969–. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
• Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965–1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
• Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255–267.
• Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. [poisonous].
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978–. Flora de Veracruz.
• Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986–. Flora of the Guianas.
• IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
• Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
• Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. [poisonous].
• Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. [poisonous].
• Lasser, T., ed. 1964–. Flora de Venezuela.
• León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946–1962. Flora de Cuba.; suppl. 1969
• Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980-
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
• Méndez Santos, I. E. 2002. A taxonomic revision of Lantana sect. Lantana (Verbenaceae) in the Greater Antilles. Willdenowia
• Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
• Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 12(1):341.
• Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia.
• Sanders, R. W. 2006. Taxonomy of Lantana sect. Lantana (Verbenaceae): I. Correct application of Lantana camara and associated names. Sida 22:381–421. [applies this name only to native plants in neotropics].
• Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala.
• Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama.
• Webster's third new international dictionary.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Lantana camara.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Lantana camara.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Lantana camara.

Synonyms:

• Lantana aculeata L. [≡ Lantana camara subsp. aculeata]
  

Check other web resources for Lantana camara L.:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• New World Fruits Database: Online database from Bioversity International
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Forestry Images: from www.forestryimages.org
• Fruits: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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