Banisteriopsis pulcherrima

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 pulcherrima

Name

Banisteriopsis pulcherrima (Sandwith) B.Gates, Brittonia 31(1): 109 (1979).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis elegans (Triana & Planch.) Sandwith subsp. cordata (Nied.) Sandwith var. pulcherrima Sandwith, J. Arnold Arbor. 24(2): 223 (1943)
    • Type locality: British Guiana [= GUYANA]. Kaieteur Savannah, c. 400 m.
    • Type: N.Y. Sandwith 1430 (in flower & fruit, 8 September 1937; Holotype: K [​K000427224^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]; Isotypes: K {K000427223^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, K000427225^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}, L [​U 0003801^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Brazil Brazil North (Roraima). Note: vide M.J.G. Hopkins et al. 992 (NY {NY02360777(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink), NY02360784(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}). 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. 
• Sandwith, N.Y. 1943. New and noteworthy Polypetalae from British Guiana. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 24(2): 218–226. BHL. 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. 145–147]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis pulcherrima. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 12 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis pulcherrima. Accessed: 2025 December 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis pulcherrima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis pulcherrima. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis pulcherrima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2025. Reference page.