Lantana camara

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q332469
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Summary

Lantana camara is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,393 views/month, #834 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Lantana[4]
  • Taxon name: Lantana camara[5]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[6], food[7], perfume[8]
  • Commons category: Lantana camara[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lantana camara[10]
  • Commons gallery: Lantana camara[11]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[12], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[13]
  • Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[14], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1)[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=310628[16]
  • Short name: L. camara[17]
  • Taxon common name: lantana[18], 馬櫻丹[19], 马缨丹[20], 五色梅[21], 五彩花[22], 臭草[23], 七变花[24], 如意草[25], 五色梅叶[26], 马樱丹[27], 五色梅根[28], 五彩梅[29], 如意花[30], cámara[31]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[32]
  • Invasive to: Australia[33], Malawi[34], Madagascar[35], India[36], South Africa[37], Queensland[38]

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Identifiers

Lantana camara's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50333[39]. Lantana camara's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 126435[40]. Lantana camara's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579775[41]. Lantana camara's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2925303[42]. Lantana camara's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32175[43].

Why It Matters

Lantana camara has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [40] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [43] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [41] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [42] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1). wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  39. [36] ↑ . Ecology and Impacts of the Invasive Species, Lantana camara, in a Social-Ecological System in South India: Perspectives from Local Knowledge. wikidata.org.
  40. [37] ↑ . A battle lost? Report on two centuries of invasion and management of Lantana camara L. in Australia, India and South Africa. wikidata.org.
  41. [38] ↑ . The invasion of Lantana camara L. in Forty Mile Scrub National Park, north Queensland. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Reflora id → FB15164, FB76830, FB76802
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flower color → ['Q23444', 'Q39338', 'Q943', 'Q429220']
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lantana'}, {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '馬櫻丹'}, {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '马缨丹'} +13
    Fruit color → blue
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  3. 20w ago · Meguuusa · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fruit color → blue
    Parent taxon → Lantana
    Described by source → Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1)
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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