Callmander, M 1008

Benstonea thomissophylla (B.C.Stone) Callm. & Buerki

March 26, 2012

Malaysia

This occurrence of Benstonea thomissophylla (B.C.Stone) Callm. & Buerki (Callmander, M 1008) was collected on March 26, 2012 in Malaysia. Flora of the World includes 10 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Benstonea thomissophylla, Callmander 1008--Malaysia, Sarawak. Gunong Tai Ton. 27 Mar 2012. DSC05734 (11).JPG

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Record Number

Callmander, M 1008

Collection Date

March 26, 2012 · Malaysia

Collectors

Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, A. Ak Ginan, Yahud Bin H.J. Wat

Remarks

Acaulescent shrub, somehow cespitose, 0.5 m tall. Leaves 1.5 cm x 2 m, flagellate. Infructescence erect, bearing 3-4 sub-ellipsoïd syncarps, the distal one 4 x 6 cm; peduncle 25 cm in length. Stigma spiniform.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Benstonea

Specific Epithet

thomissophylla

Authorship

(B.C.Stone) Callm. & Buerki

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.9

Global rank

#16,590 of 335,497

Top 5%

Extinction probability

30%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →