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).[4] There is only one known species, Behnia reticulata, native to southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini).[2]

Behnia
1867 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Behnia Didr.[2]
Species:	B. reticulata
Binomial name
Behnia reticulata (Thunb.) Didr.
Synonyms[2][3]
Dictyopsis Harv. ex Hook.f. [nomen superfluum] Hylonome Webb & Berthel. Dictyopsis thunbergii Harv. Hylonome reticulata (Thunb.) Webb & Berthel. Ruscus reticulatus Thunb.

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[es] Behnia reticulata

[ru] Бения