Benstonea affinis (Kurz) Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Benstonea affinis, Callmander 1018--Malaysia, Sarawak. Bako Nat. Park. Beach. 31 Mar 2012. DSC06362 (107).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
affinis
Authorship
(Kurz) Callm. & Buerki
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#69,867 of 335,497
Top 21%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Malaysia, Sarawak
1.722528, 110.448639
Location Remarks
Kuching. Bako National Park. Lintang Trail, 106 m elev.
Collectors
Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, A. Ak Ginan, Yahud Bin H.J. Wat
Notes
Treelet to 5 m tall, leaves c. 3 x 180 cm. Infructescence terminal, erect, bearing 6-8 sub-spherical syncarps, red when ripped, c. 6 x 7 cm; peduncle 35 cm in length. Stigma spiniform, brown.
Location
Malaysia, Sabah
5.320222, 115.660917
Location Remarks
Sepilok Forest Reserve. Bird Trail. Mixed dipterocarp forest. 33 m elev.
Collectors
Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Nur Adillah binti Mohd, Martin W. Callmander
Identified by
Notes
Erect treelet, 4 m.; bark white, often with folded leaves; infr. erect, terminal; syncarps red when ripe.
