Benstonea | |
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Benstonea affinis from Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Pandanaceae |
Genus: |
Benstonea Callm. and Buerki |
Benstonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. It was formerly classified as Pandanus subgenus Acrostigma, but in 2012 was recognized as a distinct genus based on morphology and DNA sequencing.Benstonea is distributed from India to Fiji with centres of diversity in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and New Guinea.
Herbarium sheet of an isotype of Benstonea dumetorum (Holttum & H.St.John) Callm. & Buerki
Benstonea korthalsii (Solms) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type
Benstonea pilaris (Ridl.) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type