Behaimia | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Behaimia cubensis Griseb. (1866)
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The distribution of Behaimia | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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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]