Lantana camara (PROSEA)

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Lantana camara L.

Protologue: Sp. pl. 2: 627 (1753).

Synonyms

  • Lantana aculeata L. (1753).

Vernacular names

  • Sage, wild sage (En)
  • Indonesia: kembang telek, tembelekan (Javanese), saliara (Sundanese)
  • Malaysia: bunga pagar, bunga tahi ayam, jebat harimau (Peninsular)
  • Philippines: koronitas, kantutay (Tagalog), baho-baho (Bisaya)
  • Thailand: kaam kung (Mae Hong Son), khee kae (Pranchin Buri), yeesun (Trang)
  • Vietnam: cây trâm ổi, cây bông ổi, cây tứ quí.

Distribution

Native to tropical America, but introduced and naturalized throughout the tropics and subtropics.

Uses

In South-East Asia the leaves (and sometimes the wet, ground roots) are applied to cuts, ulcers, swellings and to treat rheumatism, a decoction of the leaves and flowers is used to treat constipation, as a febrifuge, diaphoretic and stimulant, and to relieve catarrh and bronchitis. A decoction of the roots is used to treat toothache, headache, inflammation, gonorrhoea and leucorrhoea. L. camara is used as an ornamental and in hedges.

Observations

  • An erect or subscandent much-branched shrub, up to 5 m tall, stems square or 3-angled, often bearing hooked prickles, highly aromatic.
  • Leaves opposite or rarely in whorls of 3, ovate to oblong-ovate, 5-8 cm × 3-5.5 cm, petiole 1.5-3 cm long.
  • Inflorescence flat or hemispherical subcapitate.
  • Flowers with corolla tube extending to 12 mm long during anthesis, often slightly curved, orange-yellow or orange to pink, white, or variegated, changing to red or scarlet.
  • Fruit a globose glossy drupe, deep blue when ripe.

L. camara occurs from sea-level to 1700 m altitude in relatively open and disturbed, not too moist habitats. It is mainly a weed of plantation crops and pastures. Due to the toxicity of leaves and seeds it is a serious threat to sheep and cattle.

Selected sources

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Authors

  • Florentina Indah Windadri & J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg
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