Diplopterys virgultosa

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 virgultosa

Name

Diplopterys virgultosa (Mart. ex A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & C.Davis, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 16 (2006).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banisteria virgultosa Mart. ex A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 284 (1840)
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Tocantins: Chapada do Paranã, near Rio Formoso.]
      • Note: The locality annotation 'Minas geraes' [= Minas Gerais] presented by Jussieu (1843) is erroneous.
    • Type: C.F.P. von Martius 1761 (in flower, September; Holotype: M-0242848 / 738013 / 383372^{(Field Mus. (neg. no. 19367), GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: M {M-0242849 / 738014 / 383373^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, M-0242850 / 738015 / 383374^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}})
• Homotypic
  • Banisteria pubipetala A.Juss. var. virgultosa (Mart. ex A.Juss.) Griseb., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(1): 45 (1858)
  • Banisteriopsis virgultosa (Mart. ex A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson & B.Gates, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 11(2): 54 (1975)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Alagoas, Bahia, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Piauí, ?Sergipe), Brazil North (Tocantins). Note: Anderson & Gates (1975) and Gates (1982: 189) cite Prance & Silva 58533 (MICH [​MICH1522185(GBIF, speciesLink)], NY {NY00442329(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink), NY00442330(GBIF, REFLORA, speciesLink)}) from 'northern Goiás' [Brazil West-Central], whose precise locality West of Filadélfia in Serra de Jaccouba, however, is currently part of Tocantins [Brazil North]. 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. 
• Anderson, W.R. & Gates, B. 1975. Notes on Banisteriopsis from South-central Brazil. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 11(2): 51–55. BHL. 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. 

Additional references

• Carvalho, P.D., Rapini, A. & Conceição, A.A. 2010. Flora da Bahia: Malpighiaceae - Banisteriopsis, Bronwenia e Diplopterys. Sitientibus Série Ciências Biológicas 10(1): 159–191. (Portuguese) DOI: 10.13102/scb7958 . Reference page.  [see pp. 186–188]
• Gates, B. 1982. Banisteriopsis, Diplopterys (Malpighiaceae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 30: 1–237. JSTOR . World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page.  [see pp. 188–189 (as Banisteriopsis)]
• Jussieu, A. de 1843. Monographie de la famille des Malpighiacées. Seconde partie. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 3: 255–614. BHL. Google Books. Reference page.  [see p. 415]

Links

• Almeida, R.F. 2025. Diplopterys virgultosa. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 20 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diplopterys virgultosa. Accessed: 2025 December 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Diplopterys virgultosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Diplopterys virgultosa. Published online. Accessed: 20 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Diplopterys virgultosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 December 2025. Reference page.