Benstonea thomissophylla, Callmander 1008--Malaysia, Sarawak. Gunong Tai Ton. 27 Mar 2012. DSC05734 (14).JPG
Native to Borneo, Malaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Malaysia, Sarawak (Kuching)
1.722528, 110.448639
Location Remarks
Kuching. Bako National Park. Lintang Trail, 106 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, A. Ak Ginan, Yahud Bin H.J. Wat
Notes
Acaulescent Pandan on limestone cliffs. Very young infrutescence hidden by bracts. Immature syncarps yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
alticola
Authorship
(Holttum & H.St.John) Callm. & Buerki
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#56,466 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
13%
