Banisteriopsis sellowiana

Banisteriopsis sellowiana

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 sellowiana

Name

Banisteriopsis sellowiana (A.Juss.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 149 (1982).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria sellowiana A.Juss., Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 419 (1843)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Rio de Janeiro: between Rio and Campos.]
    • Type: F. Sellow II it. 234 (in flower, [anno 1815]; Holotype: B [destroyed; possible monochrome photocopy: F0BN012827^{(Field Mus. GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}, lacking the numbering]; Isotype: NY [​NY00055146^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragment]).
• Homotypic
  • Banisteria sellowiana var. typica Nied., Banisteria 1: 8 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro). 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. 
• Jussieu, A. de 1843. Monographie de la famille des Malpighiacées. Seconde partie. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 3: 255–614. BHL. Google Books. 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 409]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis sellowiana. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 13 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis sellowiana. Accessed: 2025 December 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis sellowiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis sellowiana. Published online. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis sellowiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page.