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Dorstenia barteri is a West African herb in the fig and mulberry family, growing up to about 60 cm with a creeping rooting base and large, papery leaves. It is a rhizomatous geophyte of wet tropical forests, and little is documented about it as a garden or houseplant.
Dorstenia barteri is a West African plant species belonging to the family Moraceae.
Dorstenia barteri is used in West African folk medicine. It contains numerous flavonoid compounds that have anti-microbial, anti-reverse transcriptase, and anti-inflammatory effects.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
