Kantutay

Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the tropics of the Americas. It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduced into a habitat it spreads rapidly; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) in altitude. It has spread from its native range to around 50 countries, where it has become an invasive species.

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Sa Tagalog

Ang kantutay (pangalangang siyentipiko: Lantana camara (Linnaeus); Ingles: stink grass, coronitas [hango sa Kastila] na nangangahulugang maliliit na mga korona, Spanish flag, red sage, yellow sage, wild sage) ay isang halamang gamot na makikita sa mga tabi-tabi lalo na sa mga probinsiya sa Pilipinas. Nadiskubre ito ng siyentipikong si Dr. Jayson C. Bautista. Mabisa itong gamot sa ubo, lagnat, beri-beri, at beke.

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Recorded in the Philippines

GBIF holds 347 records of this plant from the Philippines. The ones with map coordinates fall in 44 provinces, most often Davao del Sur (41), Davao del Norte (21), Davao Oriental (20), Rizal (17), Metropolitan Manila (16), Cebu (15), Benguet (13), Iloilo (11), and 36 more.

Counts from GBIF occurrence records, October 2026. They include planted trees and garden plants, and a province with no records may only lack collectors.