Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Verbenaceae | Genus: Lantana | Species: Lantana indica Roxb.( घनेरी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Lantana collina Decne., Lantana latifolia Tausch | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Mysore lantana | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Indian lantana | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ghaneri | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 200-1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit drupes, purple or reddish, when mature. |
| Habitat | Degraded forests, dry deciduous forests and grasslands | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Thailand | Bark Details | Green in color and roughly hairy. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Erect or ascending, sparsely pubescent, up to 2 m high; stem 4 – angular, purplish or yellowish – brown. Leaves ovate, crenate – serrate, scabrid above, toothed, pointed, often rough, softly and densely velvety below with minute glands hidden within the pubescence. Bracts ovate, acuminate, softly pubescent. Flowers whitish, often with yellowish tube. in globose heads elongating in fruits. Lower bracts ovate, forming involucre. Calyx small, hairy. Fruit drupes, purple or reddish, when mature. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate, crenate – serrate, scabrid above, toothed, pointed, often rough, softly and densely velvety below with minute glands hidden within the pubescence. |
