Diplopterys sepium

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 sepium

Name

Diplopterys sepium (Mart. ex A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 13 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria sepium Mart. ex A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 284 (1840)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Piauí.]
    • Typus: C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (in flower; Holotypus: M-0242840 / 738005 / 383364^{(Field Mus. (Neg. No. 19366), GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Homotypic
  • Banisteriopsis sepium (Mart. ex A.Juss.) B.Gates, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 30: 203 (1982)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central (?Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás), Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Piauí), Brazil North [​fide POWO]. 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 sepium. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 24 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys sepium. Accessed: 2025 November 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys sepium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys sepium. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys sepium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2025. Reference page.