Diplopterys valvata

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: Diplopterys
Species: Diplopterys valvata

Name

Diplopterys valvata (W.R.Anderson & B.Gates) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 16 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis valvata W.R.Anderson & B.Gates, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(2): 51 (–53; fig. 1) (1975)
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. Bahia: shrubby woods on hills of gentle slope, ca. 13 km S of Cocos and 3 km S of the Rio Itaguarí, elev. 560 m.
    • Type: W.R. Anderson, M.T. Stieber & J.H. Kirkbride, Jr. 36981 (15 March 1972; Holotype: UB [​UB0037443 (1904)^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}]; Isotypes: F [​V0062597F (1733429)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], IAN [​IAN148898], K [​K000427221^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], L [​U 0003802^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MICH [MICH1002528 (168689)^{(GBIF, speciesLink)} {A^(JSTOR), B^(JSTOR)}], MO-251749 (2228840)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, NY [​NY00055183^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], P [​P02428992^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], RB [​RB00540701 (236878)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], SP [​SP000149 (128482)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00108589 (2753276)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia. Brazil Brazil West-Central (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Maranhão, Piauí), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais), 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. 2006. Expansion of Diplopterys at the expense of Banisteriopsis (Malpighiaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 11(1): 1–16. DOI: 10.3100/1043-4534(2006)95[1:EODATE]2.0.CO;2 . DASH . Reference page. 
• Anderson, W.R. & Gates, B. 1975. Notes on Banisteriopsis from South-central Brazil. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 11(2): 51–55. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Carvalho, P.D., Rapini, A. & Conceição, A.A. 2010. Flora da Bahia: Malpighiaceae - Banisteriopsis, Bronwenia e Diplopterys. Sitientibus Série Ciências Biológicas 10(1): 159–191. (Portuguese) DOI: 10.13102/scb7958 . Reference page.  [see p. 186]
• 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. 164–166 (as Banisteriopsis)]

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys valvata. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 19 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys valvata. Accessed: 2025 December 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys valvata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys valvata. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys valvata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2025. Reference page.