Diplopterys krukoffii

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 krukoffii

Name

Diplopterys krukoffii (B.Gates) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 9 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis krukoffii B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 200 (–201) (1982).
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. Amazônas: Mun. Humayta [= Humaitá], near Livramento on Rio Livramento.
    • Type: B.A. Krukoff 6791 (in flower, [23 October 1934]; Holotype: RB [​RB00210519 (31496)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: A 00045028^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, BM [​BM000796232^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], BR [​BR0000008698599^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], F {V0062592F (874314)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0062593F (874313)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, G, K [​K000427233^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], L [​U 0003794^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MICH [​MICH1102046 (167494)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], MO-251666 (1287148)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, NY [​NY00055166^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], S-R-10130^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, US [​US00108560 (1662264)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Venezuela. Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas). 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. 

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys krukoffii. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 15 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys krukoffii. Accessed: 2025 November 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys krukoffii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys krukoffii. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys krukoffii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.