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Lantana leucocarpa (Lantana leucocarpa)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: foliage Lantana leucocarpa is a flowering plant in the vetiver family . This species is Urb. & Ekman ex Moldenke first scientific description in 1948. Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5-2 m (1.6-6.6 ft) tall. Their common names are shrub verbenas or lantanas.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Verbenaceae

              • Genus: Lantana