Lectotypification and neotypification of names related to Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae): a contribution to understanding of Ayahuasca
Phytotaxa February 23, 2023 Raniely Miranda de Souza, C. Fagg, Júlia Sonsin‐oliveira et al.
The genus Banisteriopsis, which contains 57 New World species, is taxonomically complex. The culturally significant Banisteriopsis caapi, the main ingredient in Ayahuasca tea used in religious ceremonies by Northwestern Amazonian peoples and now globally, belongs to a strongly supported clade. This paper studies species and names within that clade, providing four lectotypifications and one neotypification because original material for those species is no longer extant. Images of the selected lectotypes are included.