1、 Shape difference

Lantana camara is a shrub, which grows about 0.7 to 1 meter and has drooping branches

Lantana camara belongs to an upright or trailing shrub, which is taller than the former, about 1 to 2 meters high, sometimes rattan, up to 4 meters long. The stems and branches are square and usually have short barb like spines

2、 Blade difference

The leaves of Lantana camara are oval, about 2.5 cm long, the base suddenly becomes narrow, and there will be thick teeth at the edge

The leaves of Ma Yingdan are oval to oblong, and the leaves are also wider, about 3-8.8 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide. The top is acuminate or acute, the base is heart-shaped, and the edge has blunt teeth

3、 The difference between flowers

Lantana camara is a head like inflorescence, about 2.5 cm in diameter, with a long total pedicel. The flower color is light purplish red, about 1.2 cm long, and the bracts are broad ovate

The diameter of the inflorescence is about 1.5-2.5 cm, the color of the Corolla is orange yellow or yellow, it will turn dark red soon after flowering, and the bracts are lanceolate