Bencomia

{{Short description|Genus of shrubs}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Bencomia caudata - Royal Botanical Garden, Madrid.JPG |image_caption = ''Bencomia caudata'' |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Bencomia |authority = Webb & Berthel. |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = * ''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.<ref name="FloraTeide2025">{{cite book |last1=Martín Osorio |first1=Victoria Eugenia |last2=Hernández Bolaños |first2=Beatriz |last3=Wildpret Martín |first3=Wolf-Hermann |last4=Wildpret de la Torre |first4=Wolfredo |date=2025-10-07 |title=Flora and Vegetation of The Teide National Park |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-88400-9 |doi= 10.1007/978-3-031-88400-9|publisher=Springer Cham |pages=115–119 |isbn=978-3-031-88399-6 | chapter= Chapter 3: Flora of Teide National Park}}</ref>

The genus was originally described by botanists Philip Barker-Webb and Sabin Berthelot and is named after Bencomo.<ref>{{Cite Q|https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139265330}}</ref>

==Species== * ''Bencomia brachystachya'' * ''Bencomia caudata'' * ''Bencomia exstipulata'' * ''Bencomia sphaerocarpa'' thumb|400px|left|{{center|''Bencomia sphaerocarpa''}}

==External links== *[https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/137432 UniProt entry] *[http://www.plantsystematics.org/taxpage/0/genus/Bencomia.html Plant Systematics (photos)] *[http://www.rareplants.de/shop/prodtype.asp?CAT_ID=910 RarePlants entry] *{{Commons-inline|2=''Bencomia''}} *{{Wikispecies-inline|Bencomia|''Bencomia''}}

Category:Sanguisorbinae Category:Rosaceae genera Category:Endemic flora of the Canary Islands