Behaimia

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Behaimia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Brongniartieae
Genus: Behaimia
Griseb.
(1866)
Species:
B. cubensis
Binomial name
Behaimia cubensis
Griseb. (1866)
The distribution of Behaimia
Synonyms[2]
  • Behaimia roigii Borhidi (1978)

Behaimia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is only found in Cuba.[3][4] It has only one accepted species, Behaimia cubensis.[5] It can be distinguished from related genera, Cyclolobium and Limadendron by:

pinnately multifoliolate (vs. unifoliolate) leaves, a sessile (vs. stipitate) ovary, and an indehiscent or late dehiscent one-seeded pod.[3]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Behaimia.
  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32965A9745294.en
    . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Behaimia cubensis Griseb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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    PMID 28089794
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  4. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Behaimia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Behaimia Griseb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-14.


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