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Lantana Camara

Why In The News?

A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity.

About Lantana camera:

=> Lantana camara, a perennial shrub native to the American tropics and a member of the Verbenaceae family.

=> It possesses the remarkable ability to thrive in diverse climatic conditions, tolerating high temperatures and moisture.

=> Lantana is not native to India.

=> It was introduced in the country as an ornamental plant by the British in the 1800s.

=> Lantana camara severely impacted the areas of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.