Diplopterys amplectens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Diplopterys
Species: Diplopterys amplectens

Name

Diplopterys amplectens (B.Gates) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 4 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis amplectens B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 189 (1982).
    • Type: G.G. Hatschbach 34693 (in flower & fruit, [22] July [1974]; Holotype: MBM [​MBM030571^{(GBIF, REFLORA1, REFLORA2)}]; Isotypes: MICH [​MICH1102030 (168358)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], SP [​SP000198 (138107)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], UPCB [​UPCB0002297 (9981)^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}], Z [​fide Anderson & Davis 2006]; cf. MO-1171232 (2325130)^{(GBIF, speciesLink)} [stored as Diplopterys hypericifolia (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis]).
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. Mato Grosso: Mun. Alto Araguaia, Córrego Rancho.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil West-Central (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Bahia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anderson, W.R. & Davis, C.C. 2006. Expansion of Diplopterys at the expense of Banisteriopsis (Malpighiaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 11(1): 1–16. DOI: 10.3100/1043-4534(2006)95[1:EODATE]2.0.CO;2 . DASH . Reference page. 
• Gates, B. 1982. Banisteriopsis, Diplopterys (Malpighiaceae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 30: 1–237. JSTOR . World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page. 

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys amplectens. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 3 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys amplectens. Accessed: 2025 November 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys amplectens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys amplectens. Published online. Accessed: 3 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys amplectens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 November 2025. Reference page.