Benstonea platystigma (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
platystigma
Authorship
(Martelli) Callm. & Buerki
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#31,389 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
22%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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 2 m tall with proproots at base of trunk. Fruit, a terminal sub-globoïd syncarp, erect, bright red, c. 5-7 cm. Stigma flat, brown.