Benstonea parva (Ridl.) Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Benstonea parva, Callmander, M 1195--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (257).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
parva
Authorship
(Ridl.) Callm. & Buerki
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#49,758 of 335,497
Top 15%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Interior (Tenom)
Location Remarks
Crocker Range National Park. Substesen Melalap. Lowland dipterocarp forest. 440 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian
Notes
Slender monocaulous shrub with several proproots at base, up to 3 m tall, diam. 3 cm. Leaves c. 5 x 45 cm, abruptly attenuate distally, flagellate (c. 8 cm). Syncarp erect, terminal, oblong, 2.2. x 5.5 cm.
Location
Singapore, Singapore (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Location Remarks
Address is 1 Cluny Road, where the Visitor Center is; the garden stretches between Holland Road and Bukit Timah Road (100 Cluny Park Road).
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Anthony O'Dempsey
Notes
Immediatly next to Liane road. Shrub, 30 cm tall. Leaves chartaceous, dark green above, lighter beneath. Fruit a small terminal sub-globoïd syncarp, pale green, 2 cm in diam. (immature). Stigma brown, spiniform.
Location
Singapore, Singapore (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Location Remarks
Address is 1 Cluny Road, where the Visitor Center is; the garden stretches between Holland Road and Bukit Timah Road (100 Cluny Park Road).
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Anthony O'Dempsey
Notes
Immediatly next to Liane road. Shrub, 30 cm tall. Leaves chartaceous, dark green above, lighter beneath. Fruit a small terminal sub-globoïd syncarp, pale green, 2 cm in diam. (immature). Stigma brown, spiniform.
