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Lantana camara  L.

Wild Sage, Red Sage, White Sage

Plants > Angiosperms > Verbenaceae > ​Lantana camara

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lantana
Species: camara


  • Common names: Wild Sage, Red Sage, White Sage
  • Thai names: ก้ามกุ้ง kam kung (Central), ขะจาย khachai (Mae Hong Son), ขี้กา khi ka (Prachin Buri), คำขี้ไก่ kham khi kai (Chiang Mai), ดอกไม้จีน dok mai chin (Trat), ตาปู tapu (Mae Hong Son), เบ็งละมาศ beng lamat (Northern), เบญจมาศป่า ben chamat pa (Central), ผกากรอง phaka krong (Central), มะจาย ma chai (Mae Hong Son), ไม้จีน mai chin (Chumphon), ยี่สุ่น yisun (Trang), สาบแร้ง sap raeng (Northern), สามสิบ sam sip (Chanthaburi), เส่โทกี se-tho-ki (Karen-Mae Hong Son), หญ้าสาบแร้ง ya sap raeng (Central, Northern)
  • Chinese names: 马缨丹 ma ying dan
  • Distribution: Native of the neotropics, widespread throughout warmer parts of the world.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chom Thong), Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.), Nakhon Si Thammarat.
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: L. camara is considered a major invasive weed.
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Image locations

Images of Lantana camara from Thailand.
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Lantana camara, Chom Thong Chiang Mai, Feb 2015
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Lantana camara Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima November
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Lantana camara, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Lantana camara, Chom Thong Chiang Mai, Feb 2015
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Lantana camara, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, June 2016
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Lantana camara, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, June 2016
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Lantana camara, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, March 2015

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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