Palisota barteri
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Palisota barteri is a species of plant in the Commelinaceae family, described in 1862. It is native to western and central Africa.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The species thrives in the underwood of pluvial forests.[8]
The genus is named after French botanist Ambroise Palisot de Beauvois and the species is named after British botanist Charles Barter.[8]
Palisota barteri can reach a height of 2 to 5 feet when mature and produces beautiful white or off-white flowers that attract a variety of insects.[9] Its known for its very bright red decorative fruits, however, all parts of the plant are toxic due to the presence of calcium oxalates.[8]
References
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- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- ↑ Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- ↑ Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
- ↑ Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
- ↑ Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2009). Checklist of Commelinaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Mundi). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 106-122.
- ↑ Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
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