Biology:Barteria
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| Illustration of Barteria nigritana from 1906 by Matilda Smith | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Passifloroideae |
| Tribe: | Paropsieae |
| Genus: | Barteria Hook.f. |
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The genus Barteria is in the family Passifloraceae in the major group angiosperms (flowering plants). It contains 8 described species, however, only 6 are accepted.[1]
They are native to Tropical Africa and found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Island, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre.[1]
Accepted species
- Barteria dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand
- Barteria fistulosa Mast.
- Barteria laevigata (Sol. ex R.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
- Barteria nigritana Hook.f.
- Barteria pubescens (Sol. ex R.Br.) Byng & Christenh.
- Barteria solida Breteler
Taxonomy
The genus name of Barteria is in honour of Charles Barter (1821 – 1859), was a Scottish gardener and botanist who trained at Kew Gardens in London from 1849 to 1851.[2] It was first described and published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. Vol.5 on page 14 in 1860.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Barteria Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31735-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q3031106 entry
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