Benstonea
Benstonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae.[1][2] It was formerly classified as Pandanus subgenus Acrostigma, but in 2012 was recognized as a distinct genus based on morphology and DNA sequencing.[3] Benstonea is distributed from India to Fiji with centres of diversity in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and New Guinea.[4]
- Species[2]
- Benstonea adinobotrys - New Guinea
- Benstonea affinis - Sabah, Sarawak
- Benstonea alticola - Sarawak
- Benstonea andersonii - Sarawak
- Benstonea ashtonii - Sabah
- Benstonea atrocarpa - Singapore
- Benstonea beccata - Sabah
- Benstonea brevistylis - Sabah
- Benstonea brunigii - Sarawak
- Benstonea calcinacta - Sarawak
- Benstonea celebica - Sulawesi
- Benstonea copelandii - Philippines
- Benstonea dumetorum - Peninsular Malaysia
- Benstonea ellipsoidea Sulawesi
- Benstonea elostigma - Peninsular Malaysia
- Benstonea epiphytica - Sabah, Sarawak
- Benstonea eumekes - New Guinea
- Benstonea foetida - Karnataka, Myanmar
- Benstonea fortuita - Sabah
- Benstonea gibbsiana - Sabah
- Benstonea glaucophylla - Peninsular Malaysia
- Benstonea herbacea - Thailand
- Benstonea humilis - Indo-China
- Benstonea inquilina - Sabah
- Benstonea ihuana - New Guinea
- Benstonea jacobsii - Papua New Guinea
- Benstonea korthalsii - Sarawak
- Benstonea kurzii - Sulawesi
- Benstonea lauterbachii Australia, New Guinea
- Benstonea lepatophila - Sarawak
- Benstonea microglottis - Sarawak
- Benstonea misimaensis - Misima Island
- Benstonea monticola - Queensland
- Benstonea nana - Thailand
- Benstonea ornata - Singapore
- Benstonea ornithocephala - West New Guinea
- Benstonea pachyphylla - Sabah
- Benstonea papuana - New Guinea
- Benstonea parva - Singapore
- Benstonea pectinata - Sabah
- Benstonea permicron - New Guinea
- Benstonea pilaris - Peninsular Malaysia
- Benstonea platystigma - Sarawak
- Benstonea poronaliva - Micronesia
- Benstonea pseudosyncarpa - New Guinea
- Benstonea pumila - Sarawak
- Benstonea rostellata - New Guinea
- Benstonea rupestris - Sabah
- Benstonea rustica - Sarawak, Sabah
- Benstonea saint-johnii - Peninsular Malaysia
- Benstonea serpentinica Callm. & Buerki - Sabah
- Benstonea setistyla New Guinea
- Benstonea stenocarpa - New Guinea
- Benstonea sylvatica - Sarawak
- Benstonea thomissophylla - Sarawak
- Benstonea thurstonii - Fiji
- Benstonea thwaitesii - India, Sri Lanka
- Benstonea tunicata - Sabah
- Benstonea undulifolia - Peninsular Malaysia
- Benstonea verruculosa - Maluku
- Benstonea vriensii - Sumatra
| Benstonea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Benstonea affinis from Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Benstonea Callm. and Buerki |
Gallery
_Callm._and_Buerki_-_Pandanaceae_-_Plant_type_specimen.jpeg.webp)
Herbarium sheet of an isotype of Benstonea dumetorum (Holttum & H.St.John) Callm. & Buerki_Callm._and_Buerki_-_Pandanaceae_-_Plant_type_specimen.jpeg.webp)
Benstonea korthalsii (Solms) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type_Callm._and_Buerki_-_Pandanaceae_-_Plant_type_specimen.jpeg.webp)
Benstonea pilaris (Ridl.) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type
References
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser—Pandanaceae
- Tropicos—Benstonea Callm. and Buerki
- "Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae): Characterization, Circumscription, and Distribution of a New Genus of Screw-Pines, with a Synopsis of Accepted Species". (50 KB)
- Callmander, M.W. et al. 2013. Phytotaxa 112(2): 57-60
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