ABSTRACT
Synonyms: Lantana aculeata L.; L. camara var. nivea (Vent.) L. H. Bailey; L. hybrida hort.; L. nivea Vent.
Notes: In the Afro-Brazilian Candombie religion, yellow-owered forms are associated with the deity Oxum, white owered forms with Oxalá (VOD). The lateral stigma secretes a substance visited by tiny insects; nectary small but often lling the tube with nectar. Hummingbirds visit owers for nectar, the fruits are taken by ycatchers, honeycreepers, manakins, and tanagers (TBC). 1-Octen-3-ol and beta-caryophyllene from lantana owers and foliage attract tsetse ies in Africa (X15037092).
