Banisteriopsis anisandra

Banisteriopsis anisandra

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 anisandra

Name

Banisteriopsis anisandra (A.Juss.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 150 (1982).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria anisandra A.Juss., Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.) 3: 47 (1833)
    • Note: placed under B. clausseniana A.Juss. [vide infra] by Niedenzu (1928).
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. Prov. Minas Geraes [= Minas Gerais]: In sylvis cæduis juxta pagum Rio Manso.
    • Type: A. de Saint-Hilaire C?-549 (in flower, [1816–1821]; Holotype: P [​P02428951^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]; Isotypes: P {P02428952^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)} [unnumbered], P02428953^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)} ['+ 16']}).
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria macrostachia Vell., Fl. Flumin. 4: 189, t. 152 (1829)
    • Note: placed under B. anisandra by Grisebach (1839) and then under B. clausseniana by Jussieu (1843) and Niedenzu (1928); '= ?Heteropterys byrsonimifolia Adr. Jussieu fide Niedenzu' according to Gates (1982: 206).
  • Banisteria clausseniana A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 285 (1840)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Minas Gerais: Caxoeira do Campo.]
    • Syntypes: P. Claussen s.n. (in flower; G, P {P00673673^{(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)} [sent by Delessert in 1840], P00673674^{(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)} [sent by Delessert in 1844], P02428954^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)} ['ISOTYPE'], P02428955^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)} ['ISOTYPE']})
      • Banisteriopsis clausseniana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & B.Gates, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11: 53 (1975); not accepted by Gates (1982: 150) [cited as B. anisandra]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central (Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, São Paulo), Brazil North (Tocantins). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anderson, W.R. & Gates, B. 1975. Notes on Banisteriopsis from South-central Brazil. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 11(2): 51–55. BHL. 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. 
• Jussieu, A. de 1840. Malpighiacearum synopsis, Monographiae mox edendae Prodromus. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique sér. 2, 13: 247–291. BHL 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. 
• Vellozo, J.M.C. (†). 1829 ["1825"]. Florae Fluminensis, seu descriptionum plantarum praefectura fluminensi sponte nascentium liber primus ad systema sexuale concinnatus ... 352 pp. Flumine Januario [Rio de Janeiro]. BHL Reference page. 
• Vellozo, J.M.C.† 1831 ["1827"]. Florae Fluminensis Icones. Vol. IV: 189 tt. Senefelder, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Carvalho, P.D., Rapini, A. & Conceição, A.A. 2010. Flora da Bahia: Malpighiaceae - Banisteriopsis, Bronwenia e Diplopterys. Sitientibus Série Ciências Biológicas 10(1): 159–191. (Portuguese) DOI: 10.13102/scb7958 . Reference page. 
• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1838 ["1839"]. Genera et Species Gentianearum adjectis Observationibus Quibusdam Phytogeographicis. VIII+364 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page.  [see p. 190]
• Jussieu, A. de 1843. Monographie de la famille des Malpighiacées. Seconde partie. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 3: 255–614. BHL. Google Books. Reference page.  [see pp. 422–423]
• Niedenzu, F. 1928. Malpighiaceae. In Engler, A. (ed.) Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus, Im Auftrage der Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften. IV. Fam. 141([Heft 91]): 1–246 (Biblioteca Digital); ([Heft 93]): 247–572 (BHL; Biblioteca Digital); ([Heft 94]): 573–870 (BHL). Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. Reference page.  [see p. 411]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis anisandra. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 26 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis anisandra. Accessed: 2025 December 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis anisandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Banisteriopsis anisandra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis anisandra. Published online. Accessed: 26 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis anisandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 December 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• português: Cipó-de-prata

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