genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
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family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, from West Africa through the Pacific. It contains 982 known species in five genera, of which the type genus, ''Pandanus'', is the most important, w ...
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Pandanus
''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names ...
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subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betw ...
''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.Callmander, M.W. et al. 2013. Phytotaxa 112(2): 57-60
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.1195164 - Benstonea dumetorum (Holttum and H.St.John) Callm. and Buerki - Pandanaceae - Plant type specimen.jpeg,
Herbarium
A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study.
The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (calle ...
sheet of an isotype of ''Benstonea dumetorum'' (Holttum & H.St.John) Callm. & Buerki
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.1195321 - Benstonea korthalsii (Solms) Callm. and Buerki - Pandanaceae - Plant type specimen.jpeg, ''Benstonea korthalsii'' (Solms) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.1195724 - Benstonea pilaris (Ridl.) Callm. and Buerki - Pandanaceae - Plant type specimen.jpeg, ''Benstonea pilaris'' (Ridl.) Callm. & Buerki, herbarium sheet. Type