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<big>''[[Barteria fistulosa]]'' Mast.</big>
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:Protologue: Oliv., Fl. trop. Afr. 2: 511 (1871).
== Synonyms ==
*''Barteria nigritana'' Hook.f. subsp. ''fistulosa'' (Mast.) Sleumer (1974).
== Vernacular names ==
*Arbre à fourmis (Fr).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
In Cameroon the Baka people use ''Barteria nigritana'' to treat anaemia and toothache and in Congo the Kouilou and Mayombe people use the bark to treat wounds, scabies and itch. After a wash with the decoction, the affected area is dusted with powdered bark.
== Ecology ==
== Author(s) ==
* A. de Ruijter , PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
== Correct citation of this article ==
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