Verbenaceae

Lemon bush

Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lippia

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Lemon bush (Lippia javanica) — FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lemon bush, ZUMBANI
Shona: 🇿🇼 Zumbani

Synonyms

Blairia javanica (Burm.f.) Gaertn.
Lantana galpiniana H.Pearson
Lantana lavandulacea Willd.
Lippia asperifolia A.Rich. ex Marthe
Lippia capensis (Thunb.) Spreng.
Lippia indica Moldenke
Lippia scabra Hochst.
Lippia whytei Moldenke
Phyla javanica (Burm.f.) Moldenke
Verbena capensis Thunb.
Verbena javanica Burm.f.
Verbena odorata Desf. ex Steud.
Zappania javanica (Burm.f.) Lam.
Zappania odoratissima Scop.

Flowers

In flower: January to May, October (from 327 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Benjamin Fredlund, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul Hoekman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.