Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (267).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (265).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (262).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (270).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (268).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (269).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (263).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (266).JPG
Benstonea, Callmander, M 1197--Sabah. Lumako For. Res. 9 Oct 2014. DSC03434 (264).JPG
Endemic to Borneo (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Interior (Tenom)
Location Remarks
Crocker Range National Park. Substesen Melalap. Lowland dipterocarp forest. 440 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, 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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Benstonea
Specific Epithet
fortuita
Authorship
Callm. & Buerki
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.3
Global rank
#29,968 of 335,497
Top 9%
Extinction probability
21%
