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Lantana Camara

Lantana Camara

• Family: Vervebanceae

• Genus: Lantana

• Species:Camara• This is evergreen shrubs from the tropic.

Lantana CamaraDistribution

Found in All over the Terai region of Nepal & Present Study Focus in

Species affected fromLantana camara

Lantana camaraSyn.name

• In Terai also Known as

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Lantan Camara

Lantana camara

Flower color of Lanatana camara

• Bloom Color

Lantana camara

Haypop flower strangle the wild Lantana camara bush

Poisonous part ofLantana camara

Lantana camara

Green balloon on the left are fruit.When ripe turn black..

Ripen fruit turn into black

Pink Color Lantana

White Color Lantana

Green Leafy young plantLantana camara

Lantana Camara Used asGarden plant

Habit

• Growth =upright

• Mature = 6 feet

• Cold hardy =20 degree

• bloom time =spring &summer

• Grow.Temp=warm

• bloom size = flower head 1 to 1.5 inches.

Foliage:Deciduous

• May be noxious weed or Invasive.

• This plant attractive to bee,butterflies and /or bird.

• Soil pH: 6.6 to 7.5.(neutral)

Lantana camara flower attract insect also

Propagation

Seed Collecting

• Allow seedheads to dry on plant;

• remove & Collect seeds.

Lantana Camara Plant Contain

• HEPATOTOXIN namely Lantadane A & B cause liver damage & also bile duct.

• PHYLOERYTHRIN: a photodyanamic substances found in chlorophyll of the lanatana leaves.

• The substance appear in the skin as a photosensitizer,when sunlight fall in the skin it react,specially muzzle soft skin.

Pathogenicity of Lantana camaraToxicity

• Toxicity Manifested in Three phase;• GASTRIC PHASE:release and absorption

of toxin in the G.I.tract.• HEPATIC PHASE:resulting cholestasis,hy-

perphylloerythrinaemia.• TISSUE PHASE :cell injury result from the

accumulation of bilirubin & phylloerythrin.

Clinical Sign

• Little or no production of urine.

• Swelling of belly with fluid.

• Wet kidney filled with fluid.

• Large and pale kidney.• Change in Shape.

• Weight loss.• Yellow discoloration of

membrane.• Swelling of the belly

with fluid.• Fluid in the chest and

abdominal cavity.• Hard,pale & swollen

liver and gall bladder.

Other Clinical Finding in Cattle

• Constipation

• Icterus

• Polyurea

• Dehydration

• Photodermatitis

• Anorexia

• Ataxia

• Anemia

Strongly refuse to animal eat Lantana camara plant

Animal like to hunger but don'twant to eat

In dry season unlikely eat to Lantana camara than

Lantana Camara

Clinical Symptoms inCattle

Other clinical signare

Other clinical symptomare photosensitization on

Jaundice due to lantana camaratoxicity

Pathognomic Lesion

Pathonomic lesion

Pathology Lesion in bovine

Lesionin bovine

Pathology lesion

Next lesion

Next lesion

Next lesion

Death Of Animal due to

• Liver Damage

• Severe weakness clubbed with jaundice.

• Skin damage & concomitant disease.

Treatment decision

Treatment

• No specific antidote only symptomatic treatment.

• Remove the ingested toxin as purgative,i.e.EPSON SALT.

• Use Activated charcoal orally or I/ruminal.• Combact liver function use livertonic,Vit.B-

complex,Vit.A & C. very useful.

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