Benstonea poronavila (B. C. Stone) Callm. & Buerki

Callmander, Martin W., Lowry Ii, Porter P., Forest, Félix, Devey, Dion S., Beentje, Henk & Buerki, Sven, 2012, Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae): characterization, circumscription, and distribution of a new genus of screw-pines, with a synopsis of accepted species, Candollea 67 (2), pp. 323-345 : 338

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2012v672a12
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6349730
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F20C49-1D12-2B4B-5D5D-FC3B75F15713
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Benstonea poronavila (B. C. Stone) Callm. & Buerki
status	comb. nova.

Treatment

35. Benstonea poronavila (B. C. Stone) Callm. & Buerki , comb. nova.

≡ Pandanus poronavila B. C. Stone in Micronesica, Suppl. 1: 1. 1966.

Typus: SOLOMON ISLANDS. SantaIsabel Isl.: Totolu islet, X.1957, Stone 2468 (holo-: BISH! ; iso-: K [ K000781510 , K000781511 ]!) .

Distribution and ecology. – Benstonea poronavila is confined to the Solomon Islands (in Santa Ysabel and Guadalcanal).

Observations. – The habit of Benstonea poronavila is very similar to that of B. setistyla (Warb.) Callm. & Buerki , which occurs in Papua New Guinea, a poorly-known species represented by only a few collections from lowland forests in Sepik and Morobe Prov. ( JEBB, 1992). The very long styles seem to be distinctive to B. setistyla ( JEBB, 1992: 24), and we therefore maintain these two species separate. Further fieldwork will be needed to clarify whether they are indeed distinct.