Lantana lantana camara this amazing plant comes in many combinations of red, yellow, and orange flowers in small clusters. Box 36, sherwood, qld, 4075, australia 2 plant protection research institute, private bag x4, pretoria, 0001, republic of south africa. Their fresh roots are used by hill tribes for various types of dysentery. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. Its leaves and flowers contain toxins, lantadene a and b, so unfit for herbivory by ruminants.
Deadheading spent flowers will encourage additional blooming and will prevent the growth of toxic berries. The seeds tide over adverse period and germinate when favourable conditions prevail. Well carla, maybe this will help, one of the things that i have noticed is that lantana horrida has coarser leaves than camara, and also horrida has a much stronger smell when you crush a leaf. There is growing interest in correlating the phytochemical constituents of a plant with its pharmacological activity. Philippine herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Lantana camara has scientifically studied for various therapeutical activities like antioxidant, antibacterial, antipyretic, larvicidal, insecticidal, antimicrobial. Antibacterial activity of ether soluble fraction lces of methanolic extract. Pdf antibacterial activity of lantana camara linn and. Links ngassoum mb, yonkeu s, jirovetz l, buchbauer g, schmaus g, hammerschmidt fj 1999. From the above assay, only those extracts with potential antibacterial reactions l. The assertion that furniture is made from the wood i find very hard to believe. Factors influencing the biological control of lantana. Lantana lantana camara lantana lantana camara department of agriculture and fisheries biosecurity queensland restricted invasive plant currently, lantana covers more than 5 million ha of subcoastal new south wales to far north queensland.
Lantana montevidensis is a small strongly scented flowering low shrub with ovalshaped green leaves. It is believed to be indigenous to the lower rio grande valley of texas in the united states. Effect of insecticidal plant materials, lantana camara l. Joshi department of natural resources, teri university data development, pitney bowes software abstract lantana camara, a noxious weed, has been expanding and now established in many regions of the world, including india. Foliar anatomy of the species lantana camara and l. Verbenaceae leaves by using in vitro antioxidant models. Pdf antibacterial activity of lantana camara linn and lantana. Antibacterial activities of lantana camara leaves and stem. The leaves are full of antioxidants, antimicrobial and antiinflammatory agents. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. No furniture could possibly be made from such small pieces of wood, and the wood would be too soft anyway.
Lantana camara, also known as spanish flag or west indian lantana, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, verbenaceae, native to the american tropics 4, 5 includes mexico, central america, greater antilles, bahamas, colombia, and venezuela. In my experience in south africa, where it is a declared weed lantana camara only ever forms a very small woody trunk, even in the largest specimens. Introduced, naturalised or invasive in east africa. Extracts of leaves and flowers obtained with ethyl acetate were studied for antibacterial activities. Pdf antimicrobial activity of lantana camara l researchgate. Issn invitro antispasmodic activity analysis of methanolic. The use of medicinal plants with therapeutics properties represents a secular tradition in different cultures, mainly in underdeveloped countries. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of. In a study for cytotoxic activity of lantana camara linn.
Traditional medicinal healers use the parts of this plant in the treatment of tetanus, epilepsy and gastrointestinal disorders etc. Other forms and species of lantana are common garden plants. Vasquez college of veterinary medicine, visayas state university, baybay, leyte, philippines, 6521 philippine rootcrops center, visayas state university, baybay, leyte, philippines, 6521. Phytochemical and antibacterial studies of lantana. In general, volatile oil are known to have depressant action on the central nervous system. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Phytochemical and antibacterial studies of lantana camara l. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. Lantana camara commonly known as ghaneri marathi and raimuniya hindi is a weed plant belonging to family verbenaceae widely found in india. The present work documents the antifungal activity of the essentials oils of lantana achyranthifolia desf. The larvicidal activity noted was attributed to the phytochemicals and results suggest the shrub may have a potential in the. Borekar 1 department of veterinary pharmacology and toxicology, post graduate institute of veterinary and animal sciences 1, akola444 104, maharashtra, india. With support it has a climbing vine form, when on edge a trailing form, and on the flat a groundcover form. Lantana lantana camara weeds of national significance.
Impact of lantana camara on vegetation, primary productivity and soils at imire ranch, zimbabwe. Lantana camara is invasive in large parts of kenya, tanzania and uganda lyons and miller 1999. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of successive extract of lantana. This weed stunts the growth of neighbouring plants owing to the allelopathic effect of its root leachate.
Research article toxic effect of lantana camara on aedes. Lantana for the projects flora of the republic of cuba and flora of the greater antilles confirmed the presence of 10 species and 16 infraspecific taxa in the territory. Ellison weed biological control programme, cabi bioscience uk centre ascot, silwood park, ascot, berkshire, sl5 7ta, uk. Their diagnostic characters are specified, two new forms are described l. Therefore, the present study investigates the content of total phenolics, flavonoids and the antioxidant activity of four different varieties of lantana camara l. Evaluation of antioxidant activity and total phenol in. Department of zoology, birla college of arts science and commerce. The main constituent transcinnamaldehyde seems to be the primary responsible for this activity. Curiously though, lantana camara, in all of its myriad color forms, remains a. Page 1 of 11 research article toxic effect of lantana camara on aedes aegypti larvae. In australia, india and south africa, lantana has become very widespread occupying millions of hectares of land. Geetha unnikrishnan department of biotechnology, birla college of arts science and commerce, kalyan, india. These compounds are believed to be responsible for the broad spectrum activity of the plant extracts.
It blooms almost continuously with yellow, orange, pink, and white flower heads in various colour combinations. Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of lantana camara article pdf available in fitoterapia 714. The antimicrobial activity of crude methanolic and acetone extracts of lantana camara, a traditional medicinal plant was determined against thirteen test bacteria and eight test fungal strains. Evaluation of the in vitro antimicrobial activities and phytochemical compounds of leaf extracts of lantana camara linn. Triterpenoids, essential oil and photooxidative 28lactonization of oleanolic acid from lantana camara. Verbenaceae is a perennial woody shrub, native to the tropical. Phytochemical and antibacterial studies of lantana camara.
Pdf the in vitro antimicrobial activity of ether soluble fraction of upper ground parts of lantana camara linn. Leaves are bright green, rough, finely hairy, with serrate margins and. Preliminary phytochemical and tlc profiling of lantana. It invades forests, riverbanks, roadsides, pastures, agricultural lands and disturbed. The leaf is ovate or ovate oblong, 2 10 cm long and 2 6 cm wide, arranged in opposite pairs. Fumigant, insecticidal activity, bean protection, lantana camara. In ghana, infusion of the whole plant was used for bronchitis and the powdered root in milk was given to children for. Phytochemical profiling of lantana leaf extracts with antibacterial activity. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Informants present least use reports of lantana camara, s. Lantana camara impact information from gisd issg impact information regarding lantana camara as an invasive species is provided from the global invasive species database. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of ether soluble fraction of upper ground parts of lantana camara linn. Factors influencing the biological control of lantana camara.
Overview on toxic to potent medicinal properties html full text. Preliminary phytochemical and tlc profiling of lantana camara leaf extracts sunil h. Lantana is an aggressive invader of natural ecosystem. A century of classical biological control of lantana camara. Day1 and stefan neser2 1 alan fletcher research station, p. The extract of flower, leaf, stem and root of lantana camara showed antibacterial activity against li, p. A century of classical biological control of lantana. Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of lantana camara.
Chemical constituents and evaluation of cytotoxic and. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about lantana lantana camara lucky yellow supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Antibacterial activity of lantana camara linn and lantana montevidensis brig extracts from caririceara, brazil. Dried leaf powders were extracted using a hotsolvent extraction method with eight polar to nonpolar solvents in succession. Various parts of plant such as stems, roots, leaves, bark, flowers, or fruits may contain antimicrobial compounds4. Chemical composition of essential oil of lantana camara l. Therapeutical values of lantana camara plant mamta saxena, jyoti saxena 1 and sarita khare 2 1, department of chemistry and 2, department of zoology sarojini naidu government girls post graduate autonomous college, bhopal, m. This page was last edited on 8 november 2017, at 05. Antispasmodic activity, invitro assay, lantana camara linn, methanolic extract. Chemical composition of essential oils of lantana camara leaves and flowers from cameroon and madagascar. Ashish saraf 1, sadaf quereshi 2, kavita sharma 3, noor afshan khan 4 1 faculty of life sciences, mats university, raipur 492001c. Camara sanders 2006 and a different appellation is required for the weedy complex.
By careful examination of the morphology and distribution of leaf trichomes of herbarium specimens that specialists had called lantana camara l. Lantana lantana camara weed management guide pdf 383 kbabout the guide. In australia, it is regarded as the most troublesome poisonous plant in agricultural areas. Invasive pest fact sheet asia pacific forest invasive. Curiously though, lantana camara, in all of its myriad color forms, remains a very popular landscape plant in florida and other warm. Small infestations of lantana have also been found in central west queensland, the northern territory, western. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Lantana camara also known as lantana aculeate and lantana, belonging to the family verbenaceae, is a native of tropical america, but more naturalized in many parts of india18 l. Leaves are bright green, rough, finely hairy, with serrate margins and emit a pungent odour when crushed. Biochemical compositions and antibacterial activities of lantana.
Locations within which lantana camara is naturalised include africa, australia, india, southeastern asia and many oceanic islands with warm climates. Antiplatelet activity carried out by collageninduced platelet aggregation and thrombininduced clot retraction. Antibacterial activity of lantana camara linn and lantana. The inflorescence is a circular head of several purple to lavender to white funnelshaped flowers with lobed corollas each nearly a centimeter wide.
The scientific basis for the use of the common shrubweed plant lantana camara l. Repellent activity of essential oil and leaf extract of. Antibacterial activity of lantana camara linn lantana montevidensis. In vitro investigation of antimicrobial activities of.
Here, we examine historical records to reconstruct invasion and. Verbenaceae is an aromatic shrub, native to tropical america and was introduced in india as an ornamental and hedge plant 1. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of lantana camara, ageratum houstonianum and eupatorium adenophorum. The essential oil eo of aerial parts of lantana camara l. Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential. A tea prepared from the lantana camara leaves and flowers was taken against fever, influenza and stomachache. Oil was shown to possess significant inhibitory activity of platelet aggregation and clot retraction in rodent plasma. Rnzih horticulture pages weeds lantana camara lantana. Preliminary phytochemical and tlc profiling of lantana camara. They grow as a bush and can reach up to 6 feet tall and wide.