Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae: Asparagales

Behniaceae

Luzuriagaceae

Cowley, J. (2008) Behniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1)

Obermeyer, A.A. (1992) Philesiaceae (Luzuriagaceae) Flora of Southern Africa 5(3)

Description of the family

Unarmed climbers in forests with woody stems arising from rhizomes with swollen roots. Leaves alternate, sessile, parallel veined. Stipules 0. Flowers in few-flowered axillary cymes. Tepals in 2 whorls of 3, forming a short tube. Stamens in 2 whorls of 3. Ovary 3-locular. Fruit a berry.

Comment: Genera included under Behniaceae are nowadays often placed within subfamily Agavoideae under Asparagaceae. However, we have followed the more traditional treatment for the time being.

Worldwide: 1 genus and 1 species from tropical southern Africa

Mozambique: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Genus	Content
Behnia Didr.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Behniaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Malawi: Behniaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Behniaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Behniaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Behniaceae
Wikipedia: Behniaceae

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Behniaceae.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=170, retrieved 29 March 2023

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