Bronwenia wurdackii

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: Bronwenia
Species: Bronwenia wurdackii

Name

Bronwenia wurdackii (B.Gates) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 25: 146 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis wurdackii B.Gates, Brittonia 31(1): 109 (1979)
    • Type locality: VENEZUELA. Bolívar: Río Villacoa (Río Auyacoa), Raudalito, about 25 km from river mouth, elev. 80–110 m.
    • Type: J.J. Wurdack & J.V. Monachino 41145 (in flower & fruit, 6 January 1956; Holotype: MICH [​MICH1102064 (169777)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]; Isotypes: NY {NY00055188^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, NY00055189^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}}, VEN [VEN191173^(JSTOR)]).
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria cinerascens (Benth.) Griseb. var. glabrescens Nied., Pflanzenr. (Engler) [Heft 93] 4, Fam. 141: 406 (1928); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteriopsis wurdackii] and Anderson & Davis (2007) [cited as Bronwenia wurdackii]
    • Type locality: [BRAZIL.] Amazonas: Seringal S. Francisco, Rio Acre.
    • Type: E.H.G. Ule 9477 ([in flower, August 1911]; Holotype: B [destroyed]; Lectotype: G [​G00352628 (244113/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, designated by Anderson & Davis 2007: 146]; Isolectotypes: K [​K000427267^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}], L 0064027 (915.114 55)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, MG [​MG014322]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Northern South America French Guiana, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central (Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Maranhão, ?Piauí), Brazil North (Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, 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. 2007. Generic adjustments in neotropical Malpighiaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 137–166. PDF. BHL. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. 

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. 52–54]

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2026. Bronwenia wurdackii. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 17 January 2026.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bronwenia wurdackii. Accessed: 2026 January 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bronwenia wurdackii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bronwenia wurdackii. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Bronwenia wurdackii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2026. Reference page.