Banisteriopsis pubescens

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 pubescens

Name

Banisteriopsis pubescens (Nied.) Cuatrec., Webbia 13(2): 503 (1958).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria elegans Triana & Planch. subsp. cordata Nied. var. pubescens Nied., Malpigh. Amer. 2 (Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Akad. Braunsberg 1912–1913): 17 (1912)
    • Type locality: Columbia [= COLOMBIA]. [Nariño:] Tuquerres, in silvis densis humidis [= in dense and humid forests].
    • Type: F.C. Lehmann 5159 ([in flower, 26–28 April 1913]; Holotype: B [destroyed; monochrome photocopy: F0BN012809^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: F [​V0062576F (570824)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000427296^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], NY [​NY00055105^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragment of the holotype]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cuatrecasas, J. 1958. Prima Flora Colombiana. 2. Malpighiaceae. Webbia 13(2): 343–664. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1958.10669680 . Reference page. 
• Niedenzu, F. 1912. Malpighiaceae americanae II. Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen an den königlichen Akademie zu Braunsberg 1912–1913: 3–62. Online. 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. 140–141]
• 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.  [see p. 413]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis elegans. Accessed: 2025 November 27.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis pubescens. Accessed: 2025 November 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis pubescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis pubescens. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis pubescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.