Pandaceae FAMILY

Benstonea lauterbachii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Benstonea lauterbachii is an evergreen tree. This species does not have prop roots[ 1815 Title The Pandan flora of Foja-Mamberamo Game Reserve and Baliem Valley, Papua-Indonesia Publication Reinwardtia 13 (3): 271-297 Author Keim A.P. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Maluku) to New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Queensland)

HabitatWet soils in swamp and lowland tropical rainforests, near mangroves, along riverbanks; at elevations from sea level to 100 metres[ 1815 Title The Pandan flora of Foja-Mamberamo Game Reserve and Baliem Valley, Papua-Indonesia Publication Reinwardtia 13 (3): 271-297 Author Keim A.P. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ].