Banisteriopsis confusa

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 confusa

Name

Banisteriopsis confusa B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 80 (–81) (1982).

• Type: W.R. Anderson 11277 (in flower & fruit, [8 February 1975]; Holotype: MBM [​MBM035571^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}]; Isotypes: HB [​HB000070670^{(GBIF, speciesLink)}], K [​K000427236^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], L [​U 0003792^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MBM [​MBM064216^{(GBIF, REFLORA1, REFLORA2)}], MG [​MG106951^(GBIF)], MICH [​MICH1102037 (167880)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], NY [​NY00055159^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], RB [​RB01447039 (819066)^(GBIF)], Z-000006731^(GBIF)).
• Type locality: BRAZIL. Mato Grosso: Serra da Pimenteira, 25–35 km SW of town of Rio Verde.

Misapplied names

• Banisteria velutina auct. non Mart. ex Colla: A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 282 (1840).
  • Note: Based on A.R. Ferreira s.n. (BRAZIL; in flower; 'Holotype': P-JU, Catal. 11590 [​P00673652^{(CRIA, GBIF, REFLORA)}]; 'Isotype': P [​P00310199^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}]) [​fide Gates (1982)].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia. Brazil Brazil West-Central (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, São Paulo), Brazil North (Rondônia). 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. 

Additional references

• Jørgensen, P.M. Banisteriopsis confusa. In: Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck, S.G. (eds.) 2013. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): 1–1741. ISBN 978-1-930723-71-9 (issue 1), ISBN 978-1-930723-83-2 (issue 2). Online version at Tropicos. 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. 
• 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 confusa. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 10 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis confusa. Accessed: 2025 November 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis confusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis confusa. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis confusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2025. Reference page.