Barteria fistulosa Mast.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Barteria

Characteristics

A slender tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves have a notch at the tip. The flowers are a ring of five in the axils of leaves.
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Branches becoming hollow and cylindrical, inhabited by large stinging ants.
A tree to 40 ft. high
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.19
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forest openings and secondary forest. Lowland rainforest and gallery forest, also in secondary forest, often in clearings or along rivers.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest openings and secondary jungle in West Africa.
In gaps in rain forest
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food fuel material medicinal social use
Edible fruits leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Barteria fistulosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Barteria fistulosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674233-1
WFO ID wfo-0000560737
COL ID KSMB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Barteria urophylla Barteria fistulosa Barteria fistulosa var. macrophylla Barteria nigritana subsp. fistulosa