Lantana horrida

Lantana horrida
Cluster of Lantana Horrida flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Lantana
Species:	L. horrida
Binomial name
Lantana horrida Kunth [1]
Synonyms [2] [3]
Lantana antillana Raf. Lantana arida Britton Lantana foetida Rusby Lantana glutinosa Poepp. Lantana hispida Kunth Lantana polyacantha Schauer Lantana tiliifolia Cham.

Lantana horrida is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family. It is found in Mexico and the West Indies to subtropical South America. It lives in a variety of habitats, including tropical savanna, forest, montane, shrubland, and grassland. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Lantana horrida was first described in 1818 by Karl Sigismund Kunth. ^[4] Lantana horridaKunth is sometimes confused with Lantana urticoides as the latter has several synonyms previously described as forms of Lantana horrida. ^{[5] [6]} While Lantana urticoides ranges into Texas and New Mexico, Lantana horrida has not been documented north of Mexico. ^{[1] [6]}

References

1. "Lantana horrida Kunth". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
2. "Lantana horrida Kunth". tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
3. Sanders, R. W. (2012). "Taxonomy of Lantana sect. Lantana (Verbenaceae): II. Taxonomic Revision". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 6 (2): 403–411. JSTOR   41972430.
4. "Lantana horrida Kunth". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
5. "Lantana horrida: Similar Species". inaturalist.org. iNaturalist. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
6. "Lantana × urticoides Hayek". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-08-15.