Passifloraceae FAMILY
Barteria nigritana
Barteria nigritana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Barteria nigritana is a tree growing from 10 - 20 metres tall. The bole is usually up to 30cm in diameter, occasionally to 50cm[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Ghana to northwest Angola.
HabitatForest, riversides; sandy places in littoral and sublittoral bush and forest; inner mangrove; at low elevations near the coast[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].