Diplopterys schunkei

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 schunkei

Name

Diplopterys schunkei (B.Gates) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 13 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteriopsis schunkei B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 198; fig. 42 (1982).
    • Type locality: PERU. San Martín: Prov. Mariscal Caceres, Dept. Tocache Nuevo, Instituto Agropecuaria de Tocache.
    • Type: J. Schunke Vigo 4635 (in fruit, [10] January [1971]; Holotype: F [​V0040385F (1707664)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: G [​G00352650 (244132/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], GH 00045033^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, IAN [​IAN137772], K [​K000427291^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], MO-251751 (2218438)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00055181^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00516533 (2863297)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Peru. 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

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys schunkei. Accessed: 2025 November 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys schunkei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys schunkei. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys schunkei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2025. Reference page.