2.9. 6. Diplopterys A. Juss. in Deless., Icon. Sel. Pl. 3: 20, pl. 33. 1837.

Figs 8 S, 9 O, 11 A

= Jubistylis Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 273. 1927. Type species: Jubistylis mollis Rusby [= Diplopterys lutea (Ruiz ex Griseb.) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis].

Type species.

Diplopterys paralias A. Juss. [= Diplopterys pauciflora (G. Mey.) Nied.]

Notes.

Diplopterys comprises 31 currently accepted species (11 threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of shrubs or lianas endemic to rainforests, savannas, and seasonally dry tropical forests from Mexico (North America) to Argentina (South America; POWO 2024). For an identification key for all species of Diplopterys, see Gates (1982).