• Family : VERBENACEAE
  (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : VERBENACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lantana × aculeata L.
• Common name : Sweet Sarah, Lantana, Wild Sage
• Vernacular name : Caturang, Ghaneri (Hindi); Kadu gulabi, Chitrangi, Hunni gida (Kannada); Nadibhallataka (Sanskrit); Tantani, Ghaneri (Marathi); Nagaboyari, Naguari (Oria); Pulikampa, Gabbuseeki (Telugu)
• Habit : Shrub
• Comments / notes : Throughout India
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lantana camara var. aculeata. Downloaded on 4 June 2025.

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