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cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

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Habitat & Distribution

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (30 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (5 countries).

🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 🇱🇦 Laos 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇴 Angola 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇯🇵 Japan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇲🇹 Malta 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇺🇸 United States 🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇪 Peru 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇹🇩 Chad 🇩🇯 Djibouti 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇴🇲 Oman 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇼 Palau 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago

Conservation Status

LC Least Concern

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae (plantas)

Phylum

Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)

Class

Magnoliopsida (Dicots)

Species

Lantana camara (cambará)

Names in Other Languages

Spanish bandera española

Portuguese cambará

Similar Species in Lantana

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of cambará?

The scientific name of cambará is Lantana camara. It belongs to the genus Lantana.

What is the conservation status of cambará?

cambará (Lantana camara) is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.

Where does cambará live?

cambará is found in Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (30 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (5 countries).. Countries include Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana.

What family does cambará belong to?

cambará (Lantana camara) belongs to the genus Lantana, which is part of the taxonomic family Verbenaceae.

Is cambará endangered?

No, cambará (Lantana camara) is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at significant risk of extinction.

What kingdom does cambará belong to?

cambará (Lantana camara) belongs to the kingdom Plantae (plantas).

What are the closest relatives of cambará?

The closest relatives of cambará in the genus Lantana include camomila-de-pomba, Black Sage, Galapagos Lantana, Trailing shrubverbena.