''Behaimia'' is a genus of
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock fo ...
in the family
Fabaceae. It is only found in
Cuba
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.
It can be distinguished from related genera, ''
Cyclolobium'' and ''
Limadendron
''Limadendron'' is a genus of small trees in the family Fabaceae that was recently separated from the genus ''Poecilanthe
''Poecilanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
Species
''Poecilanthe'' comprises the following ...
'' by:
pinnately multifoliolate (vs. unifoliolate) leaves, a sessile (vs. stipitate) ovary, and an indehiscent or late dehiscent one-seeded pod.
Species
''Behaimia'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Behaimia cubensis''
Griseb.—''ciruelillo'', ''guayacan blanco'', ''guayacancillo''
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Behaimia roigii''
Borhidi
References
Brongniartieae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Fabaceae genera
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