Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Verbenaceae | Genus: Lantana | Species: Lantana camara Linn.( लैंटाना, फूल लकड़ी ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Camara vulgaris Benth., Lantana asperata Vis., Lantana crocea Jacq. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Lantana | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Lantana, Lantana Weed | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Phul Lakri | 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 | Most Aggressive Weed Of Disturbed Ground, Plains From The Coast To The Hills | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, Thailand And Native Of Tropical America | Bark Details | Rough Prickly Stem/bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen shrub with rambling or straggling branches, up to 4 m tall. Leaves opposite, simple, lanceolate-ovate, cordate or ovate-oblong, base attenuate, cuneate or rounded, margin serrate or crenate, apex acuminate. Flowers mostly orange or yellow, turning to red or scarlet later. Calyx thin, pubescent. Corolla-tube, pubescent. Stamens 4, didynamous, anthers yellowish, ovoid ovary conical about 1 mm long. Fruit drupe globose, fleshy, black, shining, 2-seeded | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, simple, lanceolate-ovate, cordate or ovate-oblong, base attenuate, cuneate or rounded, margin serrate or crenate, apex acuminate. |
