Bencomia
| Bencomia | |
|---|---|
| Bencomia caudata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
| Tribe: | Sanguisorbeae |
| Subtribe: | Sanguisorbinae |
| Genus: | Bencomia Webb & Berthel. |
| Species | |
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Bencomia is a genus of four rare plant species, which grow as woody, branching shrubs with glossy, evergreen leaves and central, pendulous inflorescences with small flowers followed by densely packed, globular fruits. Mature heights range from 1 to 4 meters.
They are endemic to the Canary Islands and Madeira.[1]
Species
- Bencomia brachystachya
- Bencomia caudata
- Bencomia exstipulata
- Bencomia sphaerocarpa
External links
- UniProt entry
- Plant Systematics (photos)
- RarePlants entry
- Media related to Bencomia at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Bencomia at Wikispecies
- ^ Martín Osorio, Victoria Eugenia; Hernández Bolaños, Beatriz; Wildpret Martín, Wolf-Hermann; Wildpret de la Torre, Wolfredo (2025-10-07). "Chapter 3: Flora of Teide National Park". Flora and Vegetation of The Teide National Park. Springer Cham. pp. 115–119. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-88400-9. ISBN 978-3-031-88399-6.