Callmander, M 1014

Benstonea epiphytica (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki

March 28, 2012

Malaysia

This occurrence of Benstonea epiphytica (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki (Callmander, M 1014) was collected on March 28, 2012 in Malaysia. Flora of the World includes 28 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Pandanus epiphyticus, Callmander 1014--Malaysia, Sarawak. Bako Nat. Park. Paku Trail. DSC06071 (70).JPG

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Record Number

Callmander, M 1014

Collection Date

March 28, 2012 · Malaysia

Collectors

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

Remarks

Very common on sandstone boulders, normally epiphitic, occasionally terrestrial. Massive Pandans with short erect trunk covered with old persistant sheaths. Leaves erect, yellow in the center of clump, to 3-4 cm long. Infrutescence erect, 80-90 cm long, bearing 9 cylindric syncarps on a robust peduncle, 60 cm in length, 4.5 cm wide at apex. Syncarp, subcylindric, 4 cm x 20-25 cm; drupes 1 cm long, 0.2 cm wide. Stigma flat, rounded, brown, 0.5 cm in diam.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Benstonea

Specific Epithet

epiphytica

Authorship

(Martelli) Callm. & Buerki

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.4

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#59,595 of 335,497

Top 18%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →