Benstonea epiphytica (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pandanus epiphyticus, Callmander 1014--Malaysia, Sarawak. Bako Nat. Park. Paku Trail. DSC06071 (70).JPG
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
3/28/2012
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
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.
