Benstonea alticola Callm. & Buerki, comb. nova.
Authors/Creators
- 1. Missouri Botanical Garden, P. O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO, 63166 - 0299, U. S. A. and Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève, CP 60, CH- 1292 Chambésy, Switzerland.
- 2. Missouri Botanical Garden, P. O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO, 63166 - 0299, U. S. A. and Département Systématique et Evolution (UMR 7205), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, case postale 39, rue Cuvier 57, 75231 Paris (Cedex) 05, France.
- 3. JodrellLaboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW 9 3 DS, United Kingdom.
- 4. Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW 9 3 DS, United Kingdom.
Description
3. Benstonea alticola (Holttum & H. St. John) Callm. & Buerki, comb. nova.
≡ Pandanus alticola Holttum & H. St. John in Pacific Sci. 16: 218. 1962.
Typus: MALAYSIA. Johore (Peninsular Malaysia): Sungei Kayu, Mawai-Jemaluang rd., II.1935, Corner s.n. (holo-: SING [SING0169801]!).
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.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.15553/c2012v672a12 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/5790002 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFCB74311D1D2B445D3AFFF3771C5134 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03F20C491D1A2B435D5DF9FE72D550C0 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- SING
- Material sample ID
- SING0169801
- Scientific name authorship
- Callm. & Buerki
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Order
- Pandanales
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Genus
- Benstonea
- Species
- alticola
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- comb. nova.
- Type status
- holotype