Bencomia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordoo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Agrimonieae
Subtribus: Sanguisorbinae
Genus: Bencomia
Species: B. brachystachya – B. caudata – B. exstipulata – B. sphaerocarpa
Name

Bencomia Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 3(2,2): 10. t. 39 (1846).

Type species: Bencomia caudata Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 3(2,2): 10. t. 11 (1846).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. 1836–1850. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome 3, partie 2, sect. 2. Phytographia Canariensis. 496 pp., tab. 39–123. Paris: Béthune. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bencomia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 27. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Bencomia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bencomia. Published online. Accessed: May 27 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bencomia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 27.

Bencomia is a genus of four rare plant species native to the Canary Islands, 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.
Species

Bencomia brachystachya
Bencomia caudata
Bencomia exstipulata
Bencomia sphaerocarpa