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Lantana mearnsii

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Name

Identification
Lantana mearnsii Moldenke [family VERBENACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Lantana ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc. [family VERBENACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Lantana salvifolia
  • Lantana ukambensis
  • Lantana rhodesiensis
  • Lantana mearnsii
  • Lantana trifolia

Flora

Entry for Lantana trifolia Linn. [family VERBENACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Lantana trifolia Linn. [family VERBENACEAE], Sp. Pl. 2: 626 (1753); F.T.A. 5: 277.
Lantana mearnsii Moldenke [family VERBENACEAE], in Phytologia 1: 421 (1940).
Information
A woody herb or subshrub, to about 6 ft. high, sparsely branched, with hairy stems and rugose scabrid leaves in threes; flowers pink or mauve; fruits purple.
Range
A native of tropical America now widely naturalized in the Old World and a pest in some areas, but apparently rare in our area.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Lagos Rowland!

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