Lantana camara L.

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Lantana camara L.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 178 with P. Emos Eperiam, 26 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Sokehs tower.

  • Habitat

    Grows near seir (), kamal (Pittosporum ferrugineum )>, and nihn (Ficus tinctoria).

  • Description

    Weed grows up to 1 m tall, leaves are rough, light green color on both sides, stem is brown color, has thorns, seeds are green color when young, black color when ripe, flower is purple and yellow color.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104101

    Occurrence ID: dfae09b1-3d4b-4d89-99d3-347619973fe6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Verbenaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lantana camara L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Sokehs tower

  • Elevation

    Alt. 66 m. (217 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.98189, 158.192

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Verbenaceae
Lantana camara L.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.).
Sokehs tower.
6°58'54.8"n, isnmrB
215 ft.
Grows near seir (Cananga odorata), kamal
(Pittosporum ferrugineum ), and nihn (Ficus tinctoria).
Weed grows up to 1 m tall, leaves are rough, light green
color on both sides, stem is brown color, has thorns,
seeds are green color when young, black color when
ripe, flower is purple and yellow color.
N.V. Rahndana [Pohnpeian]
Stem and	For killing cockroaches. Get a piece of the
leaves	stem including the leaves, and place
inside the house where cockroaches are
found, replace when it gets dry and repeal
until no more cockroaches.
Participant: Victorihno Mallarmé. Male.
16 Sep 2006
Relio Lengsi, P. Emos Eperiam 178
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
05104101