Banisteriopsis angustifolia

Banisteriopsis angustifolia

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: Banisteriopsis
Species: Banisteriopsis angustifolia

Name

Banisteriopsis angustifolia (A.Juss.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 98 (1982).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria angustifolia A.Juss., Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.) 3: 38 (1833)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL].
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: A. de Saint-Hilaire Catal. B1, 428 ("Inter rupes prope prædium vulgò S. Quiteria non longè à vico S. Barbara, in prov. Minas Geraes"; [in flower], February [1816]; P [​fide Gates 1982: 99; P02428944^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}]);
      • Syntype: A. de Saint-Hilaire Catal. B1, 1142 ("in monte Morro d'Andaia in parte orientali provinciæ ejusdem dictâ Minas Novas"; in flower, April; P [​P02428943^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}])
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria montana A.Juss., Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.) 3: 37 (1833)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL.] Prov. Minas Geraes [= Minas Gerais]: Ad apicem montis vulgò Morro do Mondo Velho in parte orientali prov. Minas Geraes dictâ Minas Novas.
    • Type: A. de Saint-Hilaire Catal. B1, 1117 (in flower, April; Holotype: P [cf. P02428921^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, 'TYPE']; Isotypes: P [2 sheets; P02428922^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}])
      • Banisteria campestris A.Juss. var. montana (A.Juss.) A.Juss. ex Griseb., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(1): 51 (1858); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteria angustifolia]
  • Banisteria lanceolata Nied., Banisteria 1: 17 (1900); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteria angustifolia]
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: Pohl 5719 (Rio Jequitinhonha, Oreas, Minas [Gerais, BRAZIL]; [in flower]; W [fide Gates 1982: 98]);
      • Syntypes:
        • A.F.M. Glaziou 13606 ([​Serra do Caraça], Minas [Gerais, BRAZIL]; [in flower]; B? [destroyed]; Isosyntypes: C [​C10014187 (NHMD1689727)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000427206^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], NY [​NY00055112^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P {P02428939^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P02428940^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P02428941^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}});
        • C.A.W. Schwacke 8367 p.p. (Sopa prope Diamantina, Minas [Gerais, BRAZIL]; [in flower]; B [destroyed; monochrome photocopy: F0BN012814^{(Field Mus., GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}])
  • Banisteria campestris var. lancifolia Nied., Malpigh. Amer. 2 (Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Akad. Braunsberg 1912–1913): 17 (1912); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteriopsis angustifolia]
    • Lectotype: E.H.G. Ule 2460 (in collibus prope Caraça, Minas [Gerais, BRAZIL]; [in flower, March 1892]; R [fide Gates 1982: 98; R000019375^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isolectotypes: R {R000019375a^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], R000019375b^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], R000019375c^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]})
    • Note: The other syntype L. Riedel & G.H. von Langsdorff 908 (S. da Lopa, in saxosis, Minas [Gerais, BRAZIL], November 1824; K [​K000427241^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, without the number], LE {00002988^(JSTOR), 00002989^(JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00055094^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex B], US [​US01105854 (703491)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, without the number]) was re-determined with Banisteriopsis arborea B.Gates by Gates (1982: 228).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central (Goiás), Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gates, B. 1982. Banisteriopsis, Diplopterys (Malpighiaceae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 30: 1–237. JSTOR . World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page. 
• Niedenzu, F. 1900–1901. De genre Banisteria, parts 1 & 2. Index Lectionum in Lyceo Regio Hosiano Brunsbergensi (Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen an der Staatlichen Akademie zu Braunsberg 1900/01). Online. PDF (pars prior), PDF (pars posterior). Reference page. 
• Niedenzu, F. 1912. Malpighiaceae americanae II. Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen an den königlichen Akademie zu Braunsberg 1912–1913: 3–62. Online. Reference page. 
• Saint-Hilaire, A. de. 1829–1833. Flora Brasiliae meridionalis. Tomus 3. IV + 65 pp., tt. 161–192. A. Belin, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis angustifolia. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 1 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis angustifolia. Accessed: 2025 November 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis angustifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis angustifolia. Published online. Accessed: 30 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis angustifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 November 2025. Reference page.