Occurrence

Callmander, M 1014

Benstonea epiphytica (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki

3/28/2012

Malaysia

This occurrence of Benstonea epiphytica (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki (Callmander, M 1014) was collected on 3/28/2012 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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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Benstonea

Specific Epithet

epiphytica

Authorship

(Martelli) Callm. & Buerki

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Callmander, M 1014

Collection Date

3/28/2012

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.

Geographic Information

Country

Malaysia

State/Province

Sarawak

Coordinates

1.722528, 110.448639

Location

Malaysia, Sarawak

Location Remarks

Kuching. Bako National Park. Lintang Trail, 106 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.