[mod.L.; the name is found in Gesner.] A genus of gamopetalous plants of N.O. Verbenaceæ, remarkable for their bright flowers.
1791. W. Bartram, Carolina, 103. There grows on this island, many curious shrubs, particularly a beautiful species of Lantana.
1882. Grant Allen, in Cornh. Mag., Jan., 24. Fritz Müller noticed a lantana in South America which changes colour as its flowering advances.
1893. Daily News, 26 July, 7/4. That showy flower, the Lantana.
