Barteria pubescens
(Sol. ex R. Br.) Byng & Christenh.
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m tall. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are white. They have a scent. The fruit are white or reddish.
Names & Synonyms
Buelowia illustris Schumch. & Thonn.Paropsia pubescens (Sol. ex R. Br.) Warb.Smeathmannia emarginata Lem.Smeathmannia illustris (Schumach. & Thonn.) Endl. ex Walp.Smeathmannia media R. Br.Smeathmannia pubescens Sol. ex R. Br.Smeathmannia rosea Lem.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
