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Benstonea

Benstonea
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Benstonea affinis
from Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
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



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