Lantana camara L.
Main specimen
Verbenaceae
{ Description | Flower }
The flowers of Lantana camara are grouped in axillary corymb (at the upper axils of the leaves). The peduncle of the inflorescence is about 3-4 cm long.
Each flower is surrounded by an involucre of bracts narrowly ovate.
The calyx is tiny and membranous.
The corolla-tube is 8 mm long and pubescent. The corolla is irregularly 4-lobed. The corolla is 5-6 mm across.
The corolla may be yellow, orange, white, pale violet, pink or red. The colour depends on the location of the flower in the inflorescence, the age of the plant and the flower maturity.
The flowers are fragrant.

Lantana camara blossoming branchlet

Lantana camara inflorescence (lower and upper sides)

Lantana camara corolla

Lantana camara flower colour variations

Lantana camara inflorescence in buds

Lantana camara inflorescence

Lantana camara flowers and flower buds (in the middle)

Lantana camara inflorescence (lower side)

Lantana camara inflorescences

Lantana camara corollas
Date of collection
2015-12-11
Collected by
N.L.I.B.
GPS coordinates
11.99480 N - 79.82390 E
Locality
Pitchandikulam Forest, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India