Diplopterys hypericifolia

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 hypericifolia

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria hypericifolia A.Juss., Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.) 3: 42 (–43) (1833)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. Prov. Minas Geres: in campis propre prædium Sobrado.
    • Type: A. de Saint-Hilaire Catal. B1, 1691 (in flower & with immature fruit, [1816–1821]; Holotype: P [cf. P02428967^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, 'TYPE']; Isotypes: F [fragment], MPU [​MPU020072^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P {P02428968^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, P02428969^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}).
• Homotypic
  • Banisteriopsis hypericifolia (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & B.Gates, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(2): 54 (1975)
• Heterotypic
  • Banisteria rigida A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 284 (1840); synonymized with Banisteriopsis hypericifolia by Anderson & Gates (1975)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Minas Gerais: on sandy soil by a rivulet not far from Diamantina.]
    • Type: A.-C. Vauthier 448 (in flower, [June 1833]; Holotype: P-JU [cf. P02428971^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, 'TYPE']; Isotypes: F [fragment], G [​G00352635 (244119/1)^{(Field Mus. (neg. no. 24256), GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], P {P00673668^{(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, P02428970^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Alagoas, Bahia, Pernambuco, Piauí, ?Sergipe), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais). 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. 
• Jussieu, A. de 1840. Malpighiacearum synopsis, Monographiae mox edendae Prodromus. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique sér. 2, 13: 247–291. BHL Reference page. 
• Saint-Hilaire, A. de. 1829–1833. Flora Brasiliae meridionalis. Tomus 3. IV + 65 pp., tt. 161–192. A. Belin, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital 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 pp. 181–182]
• 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. 186–1 (as Banisteriopsis)]
• 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.  [see p. 416]

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys hypericifolia. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 20 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys hypericifolia. Accessed: 2025 December 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys hypericifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys hypericifolia. Published online. Accessed: 20 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys hypericifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 December 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• português: Margadín