Behnia

Behnia reticulata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Behnia
Species: B. reticulata

Name

• Behnia Didr. , Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 6: 182 (1854)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dictyopsis Harv. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5638 (1867), nom. superfl., nom. illeg. (later homonym of Dictyopsis Sonder, 1855)
• Heterotypic
  • Hylonome Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 2(3): 320 (1846)

References

• Didrichsen, D.F. (1854) Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn. 6: 182.
• Conran, J. G. (1999) Anatomy and morphology of Behnia (Behniaceae) and its relationships within Lilianae: Asparagales. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 131:115–129
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Behnia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Dec. 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2012. Behnia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 30 Dec. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Behnia. Published online. Accessed 30. Dec. 2012.

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