Banisteriopsis lucida

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Banisteriopsis lucida (Rich.) Small

Malpighiaceae

Life form: climber

 

Leaf arrangement: not specified
Leaves:

Leaf shape: not specified

Leaf division: simple

Flower shape: five-stellate
Fruit: samara

 

Inflorescence: umbel

Flowers: not specified
Flower habit: not specified

Growth form: not specified

Taxonomy

Divisio:
Magnoliophyta
Subdivisio:
Magnoliophytina
Classis:
Rosopsida
Subclassis:
Rosidae
Superordo:
Geranianae
Ordo:
Vochysiales
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Banisteriopsis lucida is a climber.

Contents

[edit] Naming

Banisteriopsis lucida was already described and the name validly published by Louis Claude Marie Richard. It was not until 1910, however, that John Kunkel Small reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Banisteriopsis lucida is a species in the genus Banisteriopsis which contains 92 species and belongs to the family of the Malpighiaceae (Barbados-cherry Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Banisteriopsis lucida has simple leaves.


[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are five-petaled. The flowers are arranged in umbels.

The fruits are samaras.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Cultivation

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

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[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Banisteriopsis lucida

[edit] History

[edit] Banisteriopsis lucida in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

[edit] Footnotes

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