Benstonea fortuita Callm. & Buerki belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (267).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
fortuita
Authorship
Callm. & Buerki
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
10/8/2014
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
Subacaulescent Pandan. Leaves glaucous white below, 5 x 120 cm (often smaller), abruptly attenuate distally, shortly apiculate (c. 0.5-1 cm). Syncarp in the middle of the clump of leaves, erect, pale green, subspherical, c. 6 cm in diam., stigma brown. New species: Candollea 71(2): 258. 2016.
