{"id":56547,"date":"2025-12-27T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=56547"},"modified":"2025-12-27T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:41:43","slug":"lantana-camara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lantana-camara\/","title":{"rendered":"Lantana camara"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lantana camara Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A silent invasion of Lantana camara is underway in large parts of the world and global warming has made things easier for Lantana, helping it spread faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lantana camara<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>annual or perennial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, small, broadleaf evergreen shrub in the verbena family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>invasive alien plant species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is native to the <\/span><b>tropical and sub-tropical regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Central and South America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an exotic weed that aggressively proliferates and forms a dense mesh of bushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, it was first <\/span><b>introduced in the early 18th century<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an ornamental plant by the British and since then, it has invaded almost all the tropical areas across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Impact of Lantana camara on Environment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lantana grows in a <\/span><b>notoriously aggressive way,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> releasing chemicals into the soil that <\/span><b>suppress other vegetation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its leaves, <\/span><b>flowers, and berries contain toxins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that make them harmful to livestock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its roots dig deep into the soil and spread wide in search of water and nutrients.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its timber is <\/span><b>used for making furniture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and also as fuelwood, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its biomass can be used to <\/span><b>produce organic compost<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>vermicompost,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which will be better for organic farming.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/children\/what-makes-lantana-camara-an-ecological-nightmare\/article70406088.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lantana camara, an invasive shrub from Central &#038; 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