Benstonea humilis

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Benstonea humilis
Benstonea cf. humilis in CTNP.jpg
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Benstonea
Species:
B. humilis
Binomial name
Benstonea humilis
(Lour.) Callmander & Buerki
Synonyms

Pandanus humilis Lour.
Vinsonia humilis(Lour.) Gaudich.
Pandanus pierrei var. bariensis
Pandanus pierrei Martelli
Pandanus perakensis Ridl.
Pandanus ovatus(Gaudich.) Kurz
Pandanus leucocephalus Gagnep.
Fisquetia ovata Gaudich.

Contents

Benstonea humilis [1] [2] (previously placed in the genus Pandanus [3] ) is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, with no subspecies listed. It has been recorded from Indo-China and peninsular Malaysia; in Vietnam, it is called dưa nhỏ (literally small "[forest] pineapple").

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References

  1. Lour. (1790) In: Fl. Cochinch.: 603
  2. Callmander MW, Lowry PP, Forest F, Devey DS, Beentje H, Buerki S (2012) Candollea 67(2): 323-345.
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.