Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Verbenaceae | Genus: Lantana | Species: Lantana camara L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Lantana hirsuta, Lantana scandens | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Lantana | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Common Lantana, Lantana, Lantana Weed | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Namthibi | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Below 2000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | A globose ripening dark black or blue one seeded reticulate |
| Habitat | Occurs in the coast the hills most aggressive weed of disturbed ground | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native of Tropical America and exotic to India, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, Thailand | Bark Details | Rough prickly etem/bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a thorny shrub upright, half climbing or sometimes more or less hanging, reaching 2-3 m in height. | Leaf Details | Leaves 3-9 X 1.5-6 cm across, base attenuate, cuneate or rounded, margin serrate or crenate |
