Banisteriopsis lyrata

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 lyrata

Name

Banisteriopsis lyrata B.Gates, Brittonia 31(1): 108 (1979)

• Type locality: BRAZIL. Rondônia: vicinity of Santa Bárbara, 15 km E of Km 117 on Pôrto Velho to Cuiabá Highway.
• Type: G.T. Prance [& J.F. Ramos] 6960 (in flower, 14 August 1968; Holotype: INPA [​INPA0023719^(GBIF)]; Isotypes: L [​U 0003797^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MICH [​MICH1102048 (167661)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], NY [​NY00055167^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], US [​US00108562 (2969323)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica. Northern South America Venezuela. Brazil Brazil West-Central (Mato Grosso), Brazil North (Pará, Rondônia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gates, B. 1979. New names in Banisteriopsis and Diplopterys (Malpighiaceae) of the Guayana Highland. Brittonia 31(1): 108–109. DOI: 10.2307/2806682 (via Wikipedia Library ). JSTOR . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gates, B. 1982. Banisteriopsis, Diplopterys (Malpighiaceae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 30: 1–237. JSTOR . World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page.  [see pp. 154–156]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis lyrata. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 6 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis lyrata. Accessed: 2025 December 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis lyrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis lyrata. Published online. Accessed: 6 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis lyrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 December 2025. Reference page.