The

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

''Barteria'' is in the family

Passifloraceae The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera. They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions. The family takes its name from ...

in the major group

Angiosperms Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

(Flowering plants). It contains 8 described species, however, only 6 are accepted. 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.

Accepted species

* '' Barteria dewevrei'' * ''

Barteria fistulosa ''Barteria fistulosa'' is a species of tree in the family Passifloraceae, native to tropical Central Africa. The tree has an association with an aggressive species of ant with a very painful sting, which lives in its hollow branches and twigs, an ...

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Barteria laevigata 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. They are native to Tropical Africa and found in the countries of Angola, Beni ...

'' * '' Barteria nigritana'' * '' Barteria pubescens'' * '' Barteria solida''

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. It was first described and published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. Vol.5 on page 14 in 1860.

References

Passifloraceae Malpighiales genera Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker Plants described in 1860 Flora of Africa {{Passifloraceae-stub