Palisota barteri is a species of plant in the Commelinaceae family, described in 1862. It is native to western and central Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBrunel, 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. The species thrives in the underwood of pluvial forests.
The genus is named after French botanist Ambroise Palisot de Beauvois and the species is named after British botanist Charles Barter.
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. Its known for its very bright red decorative fruits, however, all parts of the plant are toxic due to the presence of calcium oxalates.
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