Benstonea alticola (Holttum & H. St. John) Callm. & Buerki

Callmander, Martin W., Lowry Ii, Porter P., Forest, Félix, Devey, Dion S., Beentje, Henk & Buerki, Sven, 2012, Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae): characterization, circumscription, and distribution of a new genus of screw-pines, with a synopsis of accepted species, Candollea 67 (2), pp. 323-345 : 330

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2012v672a12

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6349724

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F20C49-1D1A-2B43-5D5D-F9FE72D550C0

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Carolina

scientific name

Benstonea alticola (Holttum & H. St. John) Callm. & Buerki
status

comb. nova.

3. Benstonea alticola (Holttum & H. St. John) Callm. & Buerki View in CoL , comb. nova.

Pandanus alticola Holttum & H. St. John View in CoL in Pacific Sci. 16: 218. 1962.

Typus: MALAYSIA. Johore (Peninsular Malaysia): Sungei Kayu, Mawai-Jemaluang rd. , II.1935, Corner s.n. (holo-: SING [ SING0169801 About SING ]!).

Distribution and ecology. – Benstonea alticola is found in montane forest and is an epiphyte growing to 12 m above ground, or a terrestrial shrub on limestone domes in Peninsular Malaysia (Bukit Takun, Selangor; Gua Musang, Kelantan) and Borneo ( Sarawak) at an altitude of c. 700-1500 m.

Observations. – This facultative epiphytic shrub, with one large clump of leaves on a very short stem, has only a single terminal syncarp. Abroader species concept, including other facultative epiphytes recognized here as distinct species such as B. inquilina (B. C. Stone) Callm. & Buerki , may ultimately prove to be more appropriate, but further fieldwork will be required to determine the preferable circumscription of species.

SING

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Benstonea

Loc

Benstonea alticola (Holttum & H. St. John) Callm. & Buerki

Callmander, Martin W., Lowry Ii, Porter P., Forest, Félix, Devey, Dion S., Beentje, Henk & Buerki, Sven 2012
2012
Loc

Pandanus alticola

Holttum & H. St. John 1962: 218
1962
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