| Behaimia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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| The distribution of Behaimia | |
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Behaimia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is only found in Cuba. It has only one accepted species, Behaimia cubensis. 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.
References
- Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Behaimia cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32965A9745294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32965A9745294.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Behaimia cubensis Griseb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ de Queiroz LP, São Mateus W, Delgado-Salinas A, Torke BM, Lewis GP, Dorado Ó, Ardley JK, Wojciechowski MF, Cardoso D (2017). "A molecular phylogeny reveals the Cuban enigmatic genus Behaimia as a new piece in the Brongniartieae puzzle of papilionoid legumes" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 191–202. Bibcode:2017MolPE.109..191Q. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.001. PMID 28089794.
- "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Behaimia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Behaimia Griseb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Behaimia | |
| Behaimia cubensis |
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