Diplopterys mexicana

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 mexicana

Name

Diplopterys mexicana B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 215 (–216) (1982).

• Type locality: MEXICO. Veracruz: Hermanos Cedillo-La Escuadra por el Río Soloxúchil, Mun. Hidalgotitlán.
• Type: M. Vázquez Torres et al. V-951 (in flower, [18] August [1974]; Holotype: XAL [XAL0106511^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: F [​V0092882F (1753277)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], MEXU [​MEXU00462923^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], MICH [​MICH1102143 (169288)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], XAL [XAL0000603^{(GBIF1, GBIF2)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf (Veracruz). 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. 

Additional 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.  [see p. 11]
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.  [see p. 789]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys mexicana. Accessed: 2025 November 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys mexicana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys mexicana. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys mexicana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2025. Reference page.