Behnia
| Behnia | |
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| 1867 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Behnia Didr.[2] |
| Species: | B. reticulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Behnia reticulata (Thunb.) Didr.
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Behnia is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae (formerly the family Agavaceae).[4] There is only one known species, Behnia reticulata, a climber plant native to southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dictyopsis thunbergii Harvey ex Hook.f." Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 3. 93: t. 5638. 1867.
- ^ a b c "Search for Behnia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ^ "Behnia reticulata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009). "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 132–136. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x.