AusTraits

Lantana camara

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Family Verbenaceae

Taxonomy: Lantana camara L.

Synonyms: 26 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Camara aculeata (L.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana aculeata L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara L. subsp. camara (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lantana camara L. var. camara (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Lantana camara subsp. aculeata (L.) R.W.Sanders (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. aculeata (L.) Moldenke (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. crocea (Jacq.) L.H.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. flava (Medik.) Moldenke (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. mista (L.) L.H.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. mutabilis (Hook.) L.H.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. sanguinea (Medik.) L.H.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana camara var. splendens (Medik.) Moldenke (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana crocea Jacq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana depressa Small (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana depressa Small var. depressa (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana flava Medik. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana mista L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana nivea Vent. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana nivea Vent. subsp. nivea (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana nivea subsp. mutabilis (Hook.) R.W.Sanders (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana nivea var. mutabilis Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana sanguinea Medik. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana splendens Medik. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana tiliaefolia Cham. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana tiliifolia Cham. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lantana x strigocamara R.W.Sanders (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (13), Cooper_2013 (12), Crowley_2007 (2), Fonseca_2000 (9), Kubiak_2009 (4), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (8), Mesaglio_2022 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (18), NSWFRD_2014 (6), Nano_2011 (2), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (19), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (6), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wells_2012 (89), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Williams_2012 (4), Yang_2023 (4). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 54 traits from 240 records in 26 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (4); resprouts (6) [sources: Crowley_2007; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; Williams_2012; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Williams_2012]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): pink (1); white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.75 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.5 mm (4-8 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5.25 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): drupe (5); pyrene (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (3) [sources: Cooper_2013; Leishman_1995; Wells_2012]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (3); blue (2); purple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2260.48 mm2 (1008-3596.1 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Wells_2012]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 68.75 mm (20-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 41.95 mm (15-80 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 115.85 mg (23.39-159 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Wells_2012]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.13 cm (0.3-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 42.71 g/m2 (16.44-52.63 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Wells_2012]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.19 g/g (0.15-0.24 g/g) [sources: Wells_2012]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): filiform (1); oblong (2); ovate (4); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): acute (1); attenuate (2); cordate (1); cuneate (1); rounded (3); truncate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1); toothed_crenate (3); toothed_serrate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (2); climber_herbaceous (2); climber_woody (1); shrub (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wells_2012; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (3); dense (2); erect (1); sprawling (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bee (1) [sources: Wells_2012]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (2); vertebrates (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; Wells_2012]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); nnnnnnnnnynn (1); ynnnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyyynnnnnn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (1); none (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; Williams_2012]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 23 mg (23-23 mg) [sources: Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.31 mg/mm3 (0.14-0.52 mg/mm3) [sources: Wells_2012]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2.86 m (1-3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Wells_20122289J. A. Wells. “Phylogeny and inter-relations of ecological traits and seed dispersal in rainforest plants: Exploring aspects of functional diversity in primary and secondary rainforests in Australia's Wet Tropics.”. PhD. University of Queensland, 2012.
SAH_20231419S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231318N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023913Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231013VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Cooper_20131012W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Fonseca_200059C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Leishman_199588M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
NSWFRD_201466B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
WAH_2022_236Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Kubiak_200934P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_201244P. R. Williams, M. Parsons, R. Jensen, and C. Tran. “Mechanisms of rainforest persistence and recruitment in frequently burnt wet tropical eucalypt forests”. Austral Ecology 37.2 (2012), pp. 268-275. ISSN: 1442-9993. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02271.x.
Yang_202314S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_133Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Mesaglio_202212T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Nano_201122C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.