Behnia

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, native to southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini).[2]

Behnia
1867 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Dictyopsis Harv. ex Hook.f. [nomen superfluum]
  • Hylonome Webb & Berthel.
  • Dictyopsis thunbergii Harv.
  • Hylonome reticulata (Thunb.) Webb & Berthel.
  • Ruscus reticulatus Thunb.

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