LANTANA ACULEATA 
Lantana — an oJd plant name at one time applied to a Viburnum; 
' acuhata — prickly. 
English name ; Lantana. 
Malay names: Tahi Ayam ; Bunga Pagar. 
Family : Verbenaceae. 
Country oj origin: tropical America. 
various, 
grown in pots or in beds or 
may be trained as a hedge, as it 
stands clipping; many colour 
forms exist, from white 
through various shades of 
yellow to reddish or purplish. 
by seed or cuttings, but does 
not come true to colour from 
seed. 
A, a flower from the front. 
B, a flower cut open lengthwise, showing two 
of the four stamens, the ovary and the short 
style and stigma. 
C, a young fruit with bracts at its base. 
Colour : 
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