Lantana is one of the most popular forest flowers in Bangladesh. It is native to America. Family Verbenaceae. Shrubs.
The leaves are green, the edges are grooved, the midribs are clear and the smell is found when the leaves are crushed. The trees are bushy in shape and have wide branches. The average height of a tree is three to five feet. Many people use this flower to make garden care.
Fallen lands, forests, ponds, dams, roadsides, these flowers can be seen. Lantana grows in high to medium elevations from sunny to light shady places and in almost all types of soils. Trees are very hardy and can survive in the face of adversity. It goes without saying that there is no attack of disease and pestilence. This flower can be seen blooming in other seasons besides monsoon season. Flowers upward, small in size, petals five. The flowers change color after full bloom. So yellow, red, orange, light purple flowers can be seen in the same tree.
Bunches of flowers bloom at the apex of almost every branch. This medicinal plant is very useful in curing skin diseases and fever. Its leaf extract is effective in controlling fungal and bacterial diseases of plants.