Lantana x aculeata

Family: Verbenaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It can be erect or rambling. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-5 m tall. The branches can have prickles. The leaves are 2-12 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They are opposite or in rings. The fruit are black when ripe.

There are about 150 Lantana species. They come from tropical and subtropical America.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India, Kiribati, Nauru, Pacific

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Achinthala poola, Arippu, Chadurang, Gabbuseeki, Gangutri, Ghaneri, Kakke, Kamuni, Kesike, Koothadichipoov, Nata hu gida, Pulikampa, Raimuniya, Te kaibuaka, Unnichedi

Synonyms

Several