Benstonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae.[1][2] It was formerly classified as Pandanus subgenus Acrostigma, but in 2012 was recognized as a distinct genus based on morphology and DNA sequencing.[3] Benstonea is distributed from India to Fiji with centres of diversity in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and New Guinea.[4]
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Herbarium sheet of an isotype of Benstonea dumetorum (Holttum & H.St.John) Callm. & Buerki
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Benstonea korthalsii (Solms) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type
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Benstonea pilaris (Ridl.) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type
Media related to Benstonea at Wikimedia CommonsBenstonea 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.
Species Benstonea adinobotrys - New Guinea Benstonea affinis - Sabah, Sarawak Benstonea alticola - Sarawak Benstonea andersonii - Sarawak Benstonea ashtonii - Sabah Benstonea atrocarpa - Sumatera to Thailand Benstonea beccata - Sabah Benstonea brevistylis - Sabah Benstonea brunigii - Sarawak Benstonea calcinacta - Sarawak Benstonea celebica - Sulawesi Benstonea copelandii - Philippines Benstonea dumetorum - Peninsular Malaysia Benstonea ellipsoidea Sulawesi Benstonea elostigma - Peninsular Malaysia Benstonea epiphytica - Sabah, Sarawak Benstonea eumekes - New Guinea Benstonea foetida - Karnataka, Myanmar Benstonea fortuita - Sabah Benstonea gibbsiana - Sabah Benstonea glaucophylla - Peninsular Malaysia Benstonea herbacea - Thailand Benstonea humilis - Indo-China Benstonea inquilina - Sabah Benstonea ihuana - New Guinea Benstonea jacobsii - Papua New Guinea Benstonea korthalsii - Sarawak Benstonea kurzii - Sulawesi Benstonea lauterbachii Australia, New Guinea Benstonea lepatophila - Sarawak Benstonea microglottis - Sarawak Benstonea misimaensis - Misima Island Benstonea monticola - Queensland Benstonea nana - Thailand Benstonea ornata - Singapore Benstonea ornithocephala - West New Guinea Benstonea pachyphylla - Sabah Benstonea papuana - New Guinea Benstonea parva - Singapore Benstonea pectinata - Sabah Benstonea permicron - New Guinea Benstonea pilaris - Peninsular Malaysia Benstonea platystigma - Sarawak Benstonea poronaliva - Micronesia Benstonea pseudosyncarpa - New Guinea Benstonea pumila - Sarawak Benstonea rostellata - New Guinea Benstonea rupestris - Sabah Benstonea rustica - Sarawak, Sabah Benstonea saint-johnii - Peninsular Malaysia Benstonea serpentinica Callm. & Buerki - Sabah Benstonea setistyla New Guinea Benstonea stenocarpa - New Guinea Benstonea sylvatica - Sarawak Benstonea thomissophylla - Sarawak Benstonea thurstonii - Fiji Benstonea thwaitesii - India, Sri Lanka Benstonea tunicata - Sabah Benstonea undulifolia - Peninsular Malaysia Benstonea verruculosa - Maluku Benstonea vriensii - Sumatra
