Diplopterys patula

Diplopterys patula

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 patula

Name

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

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Banisteria eglandulosa A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 283 (1840), nom. illeg., non DC. (1824) [= Heteropterys macradena (DC.) W.R.Anderson].
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. Bahia.
    • Type: J.S. Blanchet Pl. exs. 1632 (in flower; Holotype: G [cf. G00352656 (244137/1)^{(Field Mus. (Neg. No. 24249), GBIF1, GBIF2, speciesLink)}, 'ISOTYPE']; Isotypes: BM [​BM000796229^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, dated 1839], F [​V0062574F (1546573)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex G]).
• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis patula B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 201 (–203) (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Pernambuco), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro). 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. 

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys patula. 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: Banisteria eglandulosa. Accessed: 2025 November 15.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys patula. Accessed: 2025 November 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys patula 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 patula. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys patula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2025. Reference page.