Behnia

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Behnia
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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
Binomial name
Behnia reticulata
(Thunb.) Didr.
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • DictyopsisHarv. ex Hook.f. [ nomen superfluum ]
  • HylonomeWebb & Berthel.
  • Dictyopsis thunbergiiHarv.
  • Hylonome reticulata(Thunb.) Webb & Berthel.
  • Ruscus reticulatusThunb.

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

  1. ↑ "Dictyopsis thunbergii Harvey ex Hook.f." Curtis's Botanical Magazine . 3. 93: t. 5638. 1867.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Behnia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Behnia reticulata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  4. ↑ 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 .


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