Claim · model-written summary
The species currently known as Benstonea ornata is distributed from Peninsular Malaysia to Borneo and Thailand.
- Taxon
- Benstonea ornataBenstonea ornatae0
- Outcome
- distributed from Peninsular Malaysia to Borneo (through Sumatra and Singapore) and Thailande0
Verbatim
e0“The screw pine species currently known as Benstonea ornata (Kurz) Callm. & Buerki (in Candollea 67: 336. 2012) (≡ Pandanus ornatus Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 38: 147. 1869) is distributed from Peninsular Malaysia to Borneo (through Sumatra and Singapore) and Thailand.”
Title
Martin W. Callmander; Sven Buerki; Roy E. Gereau Taxon 2020. doi:10.1002/tax.12337
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation The designation Fisquetia ornata was not validly published.
- Observation Kurz validly published Pandanus ornatus by providing a comparative diagnosis.
- Observation The combination Benstonea ornata was validly published after correction of its citation.
- Observation Gaudichaud 108 cannot serve as the lectotype of Pandanus ornatus Kurz because the collection is not original material.
- Recommendation The authors propose Gaudichaud 108 as a conserved type.
- Observation Pandanus ornatus W. Bull is considered most likely a synonym of P. tectorius or one of its cultivars.
- Recommendation The authors propose conserving P. ornatus Kurz to promote nomenclatural stability.