Bronwenia megaptera

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: Bronwenia
Species: Bronwenia megaptera

Name

Bronwenia megaptera (B.Gates) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 25: 145 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis megaptera B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 49 (–50; fig. 6) (1982).
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: 43 km by road S of Itaobim on BR-116, [alt. 600 m].
    • Type: W.R. Anderson 11734 (in flower & fruit, [1 March 1976]; Holotype: MBM [​MBM064727^{(GBIF, REFLORA1, REFLORA2)}]; Isotypes: CAS [​CAS0001034 (623699)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], CTES [CTES0000713 (CORRIENTES 58837)^(JSTOR)], DUKE [DUKE10000409^(JSTOR)], K [​K001224605^{(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], MICH [​MICH1102053 (167727)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MO-251660 (2825210)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, NY {NY00055172^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, NY00055173^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}).
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria ovata Nied., Banisteria 1: 7 (1900), nom. illeg., non Cav. (1790) [= Stigmaphyllon bannisterioides (L.) C.E.Anderson]; not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteriopsis megaptera]
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Minas Gerais: between Caraça and Araçuaí.]
    • Type: A.F.M. Glaziou 12492 (in flower & fruit, [1880–1883]; Holotype: B [destroyed; monochrome photocopy: F0BN012821^{(Field Mus., GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BM [​BM000796222^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, dated 4 January 1880], BR [​BR0000008699589^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, dated 1883], C [​C10014198 (NHMD1689738)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], G [​G00352629 (244114/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], LE 00003002^(JSTOR), NY [NY00055128^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragment ex B], P {P02429026^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, P02429027^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}, S-R-10123^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}).
  • Banisteria ovata var. subleiocarpa Nied., Pflanzenr. (Engler) [Heft 93] 4, Fam. 141: 407 (1928); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteriopsis megaptera]
    • Type locality: [BRAZIL.] Bahia: Catinga bei Tambury [= caatinga near Tamburi].
    • Type: E.H.G. Ule 7071 ([in [flower &] fruit, [October 1906]; Holotype: B [destroyed?]; Isotypes: G [​G00352625 (244110/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], K [​K000427230^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], L 0064024 (910.184-3210)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (?Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, ?Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, ?Sergipe), Brazil Southeast (?Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), Brazil North (Tocantins). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anderson, W.R. & Davis, C.C. 2007. Generic adjustments in neotropical Malpighiaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 137–166. PDF. 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. 
• Niedenzu, F. 1900–1901. De genre Banisteria, parts 1 & 2. Index Lectionum in Lyceo Regio Hosiano Brunsbergensi (Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen an der Staatlichen Akademie zu Braunsberg 1900/01). Online. PDF (pars prior), PDF (pars posterior). 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. 

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2026. Bronwenia megaptera. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 17 January 2026.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bronwenia megaptera. Accessed: 2026 January 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bronwenia megaptera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bronwenia megaptera. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Bronwenia megaptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2026. Reference page.