Banisteriopsis variabilis

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 variabilis

Name

Banisteriopsis variabilis B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 83 (1982).

• Type locality: BRAZIL. Goiás: Serra Dourada, ca. 15 km (straight line) S of Goiás Velho.
• Type: W.R. Anderson 10000 (in flower & fruit, [10 May 1973]; Holotype: UB [​UB0037444 (6108)^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}]; Isotypes: K {K000427219^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, K000427220^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}, L [​U 0003803^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, MG [​MG106937^(GBIF)], MICH [​MICH1102062 (168000)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], NY {NY00055184^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, NY00055185^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria latifolia A.Juss. var. paraguariensis Nied., Malpigh. Amer. 2 (Verzeichnis Vorles. Königl. Akad. Braunsberg 1912–1913): 18 (1912); placed under Banisteriopsis variabilis by Gates (1982)
    • Type locality: Paraguaria [= PARAGUAY]. In campis montium prope Esperanza [= Sierra de Amambay].
    • Type: E. Hassler 10252 [leg. T. Rojas] (in flower, [March 1907–1908]; B [monochrome photocopy: F0BN012815^{(Field Mus., GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}]; Lectotype: NY [​NY00055114^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]; Isolectotypes: A 00045019^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, BM [​BM000583133^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], G [​G00381375 (302745/2)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000427265^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], MPU [​MPU020077^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}])

Misapplied names

• Banisteria velutina sensu Nied., non A.Juss.
  • Note: vide Gates (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Brazil Brazil West-Central (Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Piauí), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro [see Note below], São Paulo), Brazil North (Tocantins), Brazil South (Paraná). Note: Gates (1982: 84) cites Occhioni 5699 (in flower; MICH [​MICH1528969(GBIF, speciesLink)]), a specimen from Rio de Janeiro. Southern South America Paraguay. 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. 
• Niedenzu, F. 1912. Malpighiaceae americanae II. Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen an den königlichen Akademie zu Braunsberg 1912–1913: 3–62. Online. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF) Catalogue on BHL. Reference page.  [see App. I, p. 585]

Links

• Francener, A. & Almeida, R.F. 2025. Banisteriopsis variabilis. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 28 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Banisteriopsis variabilis. Accessed: 2025 December 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Banisteriopsis variabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Banisteriopsis variabilis. Published online. Accessed: 28 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Banisteriopsis variabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 December 2025. Reference page.