Diplopterys erianthera

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 erianthera

Name

Diplopterys erianthera (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 9 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria erianthera A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 284 (1840)
    • Type locality: Brasilia boreal [= Northern BRAZIL]. [Amazonas: Japurá.]
    • Type: C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (in flower; Holotype: M-0242808 / 737970 / 383330^{(Field Mus. (neg. no. 19359), GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: M-0242809 / 737971 / 383331^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [dated December 1819], P [​P00673681^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}]).
• Homotypic
  • Banisteriopsis erianthera (A.Juss.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 197 (1982)
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria platyptera Griseb. f. grandifolia Nied., Verzeichnis der Vorles. Königl. Akad. Braunsberg 1912–1913 (Malpigh. Amer. 2): 21 (1912); not accepted by Gates (1982) [cited as Banisteriopsis erianthera] and Anderson & Davis (2006) [cited as Diplopterys erianthera]
    • Type locality: Peruvia [= PERU]. [Loreto:] prope S. Antonio de Cumbaso.
    • Type: E.H.G. Ule 6705 ([in fruit, March 1903]; Holotype: B [destroyed]; Isotypes: G [​G00352624 (244109/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], K [​K000427300^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], L 0064023^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MG [​MG006547]; cf. HBG 6737^(GBIF)).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas, Rondônia). 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. 
• 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 1840. Malpighiacearum synopsis, Monographiae mox edendae Prodromus. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique sér. 2, 13: 247–291. BHL Reference page. 
• Niedenzu, F. 1912. Malpighiaceae americanae II. Verzeichnis der Vorlesungen an den königlichen Akademie zu Braunsberg 1912–1913: 3–62. Online. Reference page. 

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys erianthera. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 24 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys erianthera. Accessed: 2025 November 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys erianthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys erianthera. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys erianthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2025. Reference page.