Bencomia

Bencomia
	Bencomia caudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Rosoideae
Tribe:	Sanguisorbeae
Subtribe:	Sanguisorbinae
Genus:	Bencomia; Webb & Berthel.
Species
	Bencomia brachystachya; Bencomia caudata; Bencomia exstipulata; Bencomia sphaerocarpa;

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

The genus was originally described by botanists Philip Barker-Webb and Sabin Berthelot and is named after Bencomo.²

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.
Javier Francisco-Ortega; J. J. Alfredo Reyes-Betancort; Kanchi Gandhi; Arnoldo Santos-Guerra; Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto; Andre A. Naranjo; Fred Stauffer (31 January 2026). "Botanical history and nomenclature of three generic eponyms pertinent to the conquest of Tenerife by the Kingdom of Castile (1494 – 1496)" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 81 (1): 3–60. doi:10.1007/S12225-025-10364-Y. ISSN 0075-5974. Wikidata Q139265330.

[FloraTeide2025-1] 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.

[2] Javier Francisco-Ortega; J. J. Alfredo Reyes-Betancort; Kanchi Gandhi; Arnoldo Santos-Guerra; Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto; Andre A. Naranjo; Fred Stauffer (31 January 2026). "Botanical history and nomenclature of three generic eponyms pertinent to the conquest of Tenerife by the Kingdom of Castile (1494 – 1496)" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 81 (1): 3–60. doi:10.1007/S12225-025-10364-Y. ISSN 0075-5974. Wikidata Q139265330.

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