Lantana involucrata

• Botanical Name : Lantana involucrata L.
• Synonyms : Lantana odorata L.
• Common Name : White Lantana, Wild Sage, Button Sage
• Plant Family : Verbenaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Aranya Van

About Lantana involucrata Plant :

• Habit : An erect, medium-sized shrub with branched taproot system.
• Stem : Willow-like stems with bark gray or light brown, rough.
• Leaves :
  • Ramal and cauline, simple, light green, narrowly elliptic-oblong, rough and stiff with a crenate or toothed margin.
  • Leaves aromatic and smell like sage when crushed.
• Inflorescence : Compact terminal heads.
• Flowers :
  • The corolla may be white or pink to pinkish purple, with a yellow centre.
  • They are semi-showy and very fragrant.
• Fruit : The fruits are clusters of purple to blue-black drupes 3 to 4 mm in diameter containing one seed each.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : Throughout the year.
• Significance : Cultivated in gardens as ornamental.