Benstonea
Benstonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. It was formerly known as Acrostigma, a subgenus of Pandanus, 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.
| Benstonea | |
|---|---|
| Benstonea affinis from Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Benstonea Callm. and Buerki |
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