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Lantana montevidensis

(Spreng.) Briq. (1904)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Lantana

trailing lantana, weeping lantana

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Malodorous, low subshrubs.

Stems: Stems lax and sprawling or decumbent, up to 4 m long, mat–forming and usually many branched, without prickles.

Roots: Rooting at nodes that touch the ground.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite and decussate (pairs of leaves alternating 90 degrees between nodes) or ternate. Blades ovate to lanceolate or oblong–rhombic, 1.2–3.5 cm long, 0.8–1.6 cm wide. Upper surfaces reticulate–rugose and scabrous or hirsute; lower surfaces strigose on veins or densely tomentulose and densely resinous–glandular, blades fragrant when bruised. Margins crenate–serrate. Petioles 0.3–0.6 cm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in capitate, hemispherical heads arising in the leaf axils, much longer than subtending leaves; inflorescences becoming oblong in fruit; Peduncles filiform, 2–6 cm long, outer bracts broadly ovate to oblong–ovate, 5–8 mm long, inner ones conspicuously smaller. Flowers bisexual (perfect). Each flower subtended by an oblong to lanceolate or ovate bract. Calyx ca. 2 mm long. Corolla magenta or lilac to rose or purple, salverform, the tube 8–10 mm long, the lobes 3.5–8 mm long, imbricate. Stamens 4, in 2 pairs, inserted near middle of and included in corolla tube; anthers dithecal, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior, 1-carpellate, 2-celled, placentation axile; ovules 1 per cell, erect, anatropous; style short; stigma thick, oblique or nearly lateral.

Fruit: Fruit dark violet; globose; drupaceous; ca. 4 mm in diameter. Seeds 1 per cell.

Ploidy: 2n = 36 (sterile) or 48 (wild form)

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Potentially Naturalizing
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Birds
Other Animals

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Notes

  • Description digitized by Joanne
  • Description digitized from the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii
  • first naturalized collection made in 1986

Bibliography

Name Published In: Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 301 (1904)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1320 (L); Lorence et al. 1995:55 (K); Staples & Herbst 2005:556 (KEY), 564 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. MAUI: W. Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua. Honoapiilani Hwy. On steep roadcut near Office Road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30121 Maui PTBG 3/13/2001
2 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Hawaii National Park, Park Residence Area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fagerlund, G. O.; Mitchell, A. L. 115 Hawaii US 11/2/1942
3 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. U.H. Campus, Korean Studies Center. Full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1112 Oahu US 6/18/1985
4 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. u.h. campus, korean studies center. Full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. lau 1112 Oahu US 6/18/1985
5 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. waimea district, kokee area, waimea canyon rim, old porter house location. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. p. perlman & w. kishida 22462 Kauai US 3/15/2011
6 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. u.of hawaii; Weedy forest, moderate slopes in Tetraplasandra gymnocarpa colony 3863. Many plants in Clidemia-congested understory. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN krajina, v.j. Oahu BISH 4/9/1962
7 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Waimea District, Kokee area, Waimea canyon rim, old Porter house location. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. P. Perlman & W. Kishida 22462 Kauai US 3/15/2011
8 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. U.of Hawaii, Gilmore Hall PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Woolford, H.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 1/23/1956
9 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. hawaii national park, park residence area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. fagerlund & a. mitchell 115 Hawaii US 11/2/1942
10 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Waimea District, Kokee area, Waimea canyon rim, old Porter house location. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. P.; Kishida, W. 22462 Kauai US 3/15/2011
11 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. U.of Hawaii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 10514 Oahu BISH 4/28/1930
12 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. U.of Hawaii, #267 on map PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 584 Oahu BISH 9/10/1967
13 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Korean Studies Center in a bed; full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1112 Oahu BISH 6/18/1985
14 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Krajina, V.J. s.n. Oahu BISH 2/16/1962
15 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Lanai City common, naturalized in weedy sites PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 3497 Lanai BISH 6/2/1986
16 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. lanai city common, naturalized in weedy sites PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 3497 Lanai BISH 6/2/1986
17 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. honolulu, kamehameha girls' school dry; Hedyotis acuminata, Pelea anisata, Acacia koa, Metrosideros, Dodonaea, Rubiaceae PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd jr., a.f. bryan jr., e.h.; neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 9/25/1937
18 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. kokee area, waimea canyon rim, old porter house location acacia ko-medtrosideros PRESERVED_SPECIMEN perlman, s.p. kishida, w. collector number: 22462 Kauai BISH 3/15/2011
19 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. w maui, lahaina district, honokahua, honoapiilani hwy near office rd Growing on steep roadcut. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h30121 Maui BISH 3/13/2001
20 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. U.of Hawaii; PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Krajina, V.J. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/9/1962
21 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. lanai city, queen's st., in abandoned scrub area on mauka side of road. widespread in lani city Naturalized. Growing with Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata, Eugenia uniflora, and Tithonia diversifolia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 070403-01 Lanai BISH 4/3/2007
22 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. u.of hawaii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 10514 Maui BISH 4/28/1930
23 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Floor of Wailupe Valley, Oahu, Hawaii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. P. Perlman & W. Kishida 22462 Oahu HAPI 3/15/2011
24 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, Honoapiilani Hwy near Office Rd Growing on steep roadcut. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H30121 Maui BISH 3/13/2001
25 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. u.of hawaii; PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 8817 Oahu BISH 9/12/1932
26 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. hawaii national park, park residence area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fagerlund, g.o. mitchell, a.l. collector number: 115 Necker BISH 11/2/1942
27 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. U.of Hawaii; PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 8817 Oahu BISH 9/12/1932
28 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Hawaii National Park, Park Residence Area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fagerlund, G.O. 115 Hawaii BISH 11/2/1942
29 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, Honoapiilani Hwy near Office Rd Growing on steep roadcut. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H30121 Maui BISH 3/13/2001
30 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. u.of hawaii, #267 on map PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 584 Oahu BISH 9/10/1967
31 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Lanai City, Queen's St., in abandoned scrub area on mauka side of road. Widespread in Lani City Naturalized. Growing with Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata, Eugenia uniflora, and Tithonia diversifolia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 070403-01 Lanai BISH 4/3/2007
32 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus, korean studies center in a bed; full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1112 Oahu BISH 6/18/1985
33 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Kaimuki, Kaimuki Avenue at 11th. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. M. Bush s.n. Oahu PTBG 2/27/1974
34 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Kokee area, Waimea Canyon rim, old Porter house location. Acacia koa- Metrosideros. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 22462 Kauai PTBG 3/15/2011
35 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Lanai City, Queen's St., in abandoned scrub area on mauka side of road. Widespread in Lanai City. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forest Starr Starr-070403-01 Lanai PTBG 4/3/2007
36 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. honolulu: manoa valley; university of hawaii manoa campus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN krajina, v.j. Oahu BISH 2/16/1962
37 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Kokee area, Waimea canyon rim, old Porter house location Acacia ko-Medtrosideros PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 22462 Kauai BISH 3/15/2011
38 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. u.of hawaii, gilmore hall PRESERVED_SPECIMEN woolford, h.a. Oahu BISH 1/23/1956
39 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. Southern Koolau Mountains, just off Wiliwili Nui Trail Casuarina Lowland Forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natalia Tangalin 3623 Oahu PTBG 1/10/2014
40 Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. KAUAI: Koloa District. Poipu, Lawai Road. In pasture north of road. Dominated by Leucaena leucocephala and Digitaria insularis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 3132 Kauai PTBG 11/12/1988
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