Banisteriopsis argyrophylla

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 argyrophylla

Name

Banisteriopsis argyrophylla (A.Juss.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 61 (1982).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Banisteria argyrophylla A.Juss., Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.) 3: 45–46 (1833)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. Prov. Minas Geraes [= Minas Gerais]: In sylvis cæduis prope vicum Nossa Sñra da Conceção.
    • Type: A. de Saint-Hilaire Catal. B1, 860 (in flower, March [1816–1821]; Holotype: P [cf. P02428947^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, 'TYPE']; Isotypes: P [2 sheets; cf. P02428945^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)} & P02428946^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, both lacking the number]).
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria nitens Griseb., Linnaea 13(2): 198 (1839); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteriopsis argyrophylla]
    • Type locality: Brasilia meridionalis [= Southern BRAZIL].
    • Type: F. Sellow s.n. (in flower; Holotype: B [destroyed; monochrome photocopy: F0BN012802^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotype: K [​K000427216^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America 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). Note: Gates (1982) also cites the following specimen collected in Pará [BRAZIL NORTH]: N.T. Silva 729 ('Região Garotire'; in fruit; IAN [​IAN114499]). Southern South America Paraguay. 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. 
• Grisebach, A. 1839. Malpighiacearum Brasiliensium Centuriam. Linnaea 13: 155–259. 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. 

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF) Catalogue on BHL. Reference page.  [see App. I, p. 585]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis argyrophylla. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 2 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis argyrophylla. Accessed: 2025 December 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis argyrophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis argyrophylla. Published online. Accessed: 2 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis argyrophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 December 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• português: Cipó-prata