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Lantana camara, also known as big sage (Malaysia), wild sage, red sage, white sage (Caribbean) and tickberry (South Africa) [4] is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the American tropics[5][6].
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L.camara has spread from its native Central and South America to around 50 different countries,[7] where it has become an invasive species[8][9]. It spread from the Americas into the rest of the world when it was brought back to Europe by Dutch explorers and cultivated widely; soon spreading into Asia and Oceania where it established itself as a notorious weed[8].
L.camara will often outcompete other more desirable species, leading to a reduction in biodiversity[10]. It can also cause problems if it invades agricultural areas as a result of its toxicity to livestock as well as its ability to form dense thickets which if left unchecked can greatly reduce the productivity of farm land[11].
The name Lantana derives from the latin word Viburnum, which is a genus whose flowers closely resemble Lantana[8].