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(First upload on April 3 2018. Last on July 22 2023) [ 日本語 | English ]

Lantana L. (シチヘンゲ) Shichihenge (シチヘンゲ, 七変化), big-sage (Malaysia), wild-sage, red-sage, white-sage (Caribbean) or tickberry (South Africa) Rantana (ランタナ) Lifeform: evergreen, short shrub ≈ 2 m tall Distribution: native to central and south America invasive to Japan (Bonin and Ryuku Islands) and the other (sub-)tropical regions Habitat: agricultural areas, forest margins and gaps, riparian zones, grasslands, secondary forests and beach fronts

Fruit: berry-like drupe (→ animal dispersal) Use: gardening → many cultivars ssp. aculeata (L.) R. W. Sanders (シチヘンゲ, s.s.) Synonyms: Lantana camara L. var. aculeata (L.) Moldenke ssp. camara (トゲナシランタナ)

Lantana camara in Asia

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[1-3] in front of Santika Hotel, Bogor, Indonesia, on January 24 2018.
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[4] probably escaped to a roadside near The Great Road Cut, Izu-Oshima Island (伊豆大島), on June 7 2023. [5/6] on a small flower garden in front of St.Ignatius Church, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on June 14 2018.