Name:		Banisteria L., (1753) page 427 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Heteropterys Kunth
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Malpighiaceae Juss. [Family] Polygalales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Banisteria chrysophylla Lam. Banisteria ciliata Banisteria clausseniana A. Juss. Banisteria cornifolia Banisteria laevifolia A. Juss. Banisteria laurifolia L. Banisteria leptocarpa Banisteria lucida Rich. Banisteria metallicolor A. Juss.
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]