Banisteriopsis acerosa

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 acerosa

Name

Banisteriopsis acerosa (Nied.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 74 (1982).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria acerosa Nied., Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, 141: 426 (1928)
    • Type locality: PARAGUAY. [Amambay:] Cerro Cara [= Cerro Cora], zwischen Felsen [= between rocks].
    • Type: E. Hassler 10481, p.p. [leg. T. Rojas] ([June 1907–1908]; Holotype: G [​G00381379 (302730/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: A 00044997^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, G).
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteriopsis macedoana L.B.Sm., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 45: 198, figs. 10–12 (1955); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as B. acerosa]
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Município of Cruz Verde, near Kilometer 210 along the highway from São Paulo to Cuiabá, chapada (brushy field).
    • Type: A. Macedo 3226 (in flower & fruit, 28 June 1951; Holotype: US {US00108563 (2046573)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)} [sheet 1], US00131055 (2046574)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)} [sheet 2]}; Isotypes: MO-251795 (1620478)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, RB {RB00540698 (78376)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, RB00556506 (78376)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, S-R-10166^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, SP [​SP000146 (58182)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil West-Central (Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais). 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. 
• 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. 
• Smith, L.B. 1955. Notes on Brazilian phanerogams. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 45: 197–200. BHL 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 p. 585]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis acerosa. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 25 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis acerosa. Accessed: 2025 November 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis acerosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis acerosa. Published online. Accessed: 25 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis acerosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 November 2025. Reference page.