Barteria — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Barteria recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Medicinal
Barteria fistulosa
Barteria fistulosa
Family: Passifloraceae
Cultivation
Seedlings occur in heavy shade and produce their first hollow, horizontal branches when 100 - 150cm tall; these are colonized by aggressive, stinging ants. In Nigeria the tree begins to fruit when more than 8 metres tall (more than 10 years old). The growth rate is 50 - 100cm per year, and the tree dies after 15 - 30 reproductive seasons, at which time the crown is high enough to be exposed to broken sunlight.
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