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Behaimia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Behaimia
Species:
cubensis
Behaimia distribution.svg
The distribution of Behaimia
Synonyms
  • Behaimia roigii Borhidi

Behaimia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is only found in Cuba. It has only one accepted species, Behaimia cubensis. 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.

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