Benstonea gibbsiana (Martelli) Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Benstonea gibbsiana, Callmander 1030--Malaysia, Sabah. Kinabalu N.P., Poring. 7 Apr 2012. DSC07529 (7).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
gibbsiana
Authorship
(Martelli) 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
2.0
Global rank
#14,407 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
26%
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
Notes
Tree to 8 m tall,, proproots few. Leaves up to 3 m long, 5.5 cm wide in the middle. Infructescence terminal, pending on a peduncle 30 cm, 2 cm wide at apex, bearing 3-4 subspherical syncarps, c. 11 x 12 cm. Stigma spiniform, brown.
