Benstonea serpentinica Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Benstonea, Buerki, S 342--Sabah. G. Silam. 1 Oct 2014. DSC00937 (89).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
serpentinica
Authorship
Callm. & Buerki
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#26,685 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
22%
Location
Malaysia, Sarawak
1.722528, 110.448639
Location Remarks
Kuching. Bako National Park. Lintang Trail, 106 m elev.
Collectors
Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian
Notes
Treelet 7-8 m with proproots at base. F. 3.5-4 m long. Infruct. plurisyncarpic; several bracts on peduncle. Syncarpe immature, green; stigma brown.
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Tawau (Lahad Datu)
4.960944, 117.802889
Location Remarks
Danum Valley Conservation Area. Danum Valley Research Center. Loop trail along river. 164 m elev.
Collectors
Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian
Notes
Treelet 7-8 m with proproots at base. F. 3.5-4 m long. Infruct. plurisyncarpic; several bracts on peduncle. Syncarpe immature, green; stigma brown.
