Behnia

Behnia
1867 illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Behnia
Didr.
Species:
B. reticulata
Binomial name
Behnia reticulata
(Thunb.) Didr.
Synonyms
  • Dictyopsis Harv. ex Hook.f. [nomen superfluum]
  • Hylonome Webb & Berthel.
  • Dictyopsis thunbergii Harv.
  • Hylonome reticulata (Thunb.) Webb & Berthel.
  • Ruscus reticulatus Thunb.

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). There is only one known species, Behnia reticulata, a climber plant native to southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini).

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.