Five new species of Heteropterys (Malpighiaceae) from Central and South America. Brittonia 54: 217–232. 2002.—Five new taxa of Heteropterys H. B. K. subsect. Aptychia Nied. are described, illustrated, and mapped: H. andina from Peru; H. minutiflora from Costa Rica; and H. bullata, H. capixaba, and H. oberdanii, from the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil. The affinities and diagnostic characters of each species are discussed.

Five new species of Heteropterys (Malpighiaceae) from Central and South America. Brittonia 54: 217–232. 2002.—Cinco taxa de Heteropterys H. B. K. subsect. Aptychia Nied. são descritas como novas, ilustradas e mapeadas: H. andina do Peru; H. minutiflora da Costa Rica; e H. bullata, H. capixaba e H. oberdanii, da Floresta Atlântica no Brasil. São apontadas as afinidades e os caracteres diagnósticos de cada espécie.