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Benstonea
Sign in to saveBenstonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, native to the Paleotropics.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Benstonea is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.
It sits within the topics Benstonea and Pandanales genera.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, ANSP, A, B, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia/Malaya, Samoa Of Salomon Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pandanaceae
- Image
- Benston affin 100623-4924 mms.JPG
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- Benstonea
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- genus
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- Benstonea
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Benstonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, native to the Paleotropics.
==Description== Plants in this genus are stemless or short-stemmed shrubs, epiphytes, or (rarely) trees. Leaves are long and strap like, and pleated along the length. Spines may be present along the margins and the pleats. The inflorescences are either terminal or carried on a short side branch. The fruit is a syncarp consisting of numerous simple drupes that never coalesce into phalanges as do those of Pandanus species.
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