Lantana involucrata L.

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Verbenaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Lantana involucrata L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Shrub 1—2(—3) m tall, many-branched from base; stems obscurely 4-angled, glabrescent. Leaves opposite; blades 1.5-5 x 0.9-4 cm, ovate to oblong-elliptic, coriaceous, scabrous above, densely pubescent beneath, the apex obtuse to rounded, the base cuneate to rounded, the margins crenate; petioles 4-15 mm long, pubescent. Flowers in axillary heads subtended by involucral bracts; heads 8-12 x 10-15 mm; peduncles 1-5 cm long. Calyx greenish, 1-1.5 mm long; corolla lavender to pale pink, pubescent without, 6-9 mm long, the tube glabrous at base, the limb 2.2-3 mm wide; stamens and style included. Drupe globose, pinkishviolet, 2.2-3 mm long.

  • Discussion

    Lantana odorata L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 418. 1767.

    Common name: sage.

  • Distribution

    A common shrub of dry and disturbed habitats. Emmaus (A2827), Hurricane Hole (A2425), Susannaberg (A5087). Also on Anegada, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Tortola; throughout the West Indies, Florida, and from Mexico to northern South America.

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