Phaseolus lunatus L.

Phaseolus lunatus L.

FABACEAE

- Pea family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Phaseolus lunatus L.

Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 724. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

Images of Phaseolus lunatus

Common names

U.S. name: Sieva bean

English name: butter bean

English name: Lima bean

Spanish name: pallar

French name: pois du Cap

Italian name: fagiolo di Lima

German name: Mondbohne

Grown habit: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial

Synonyms:
= Phaseolus inamoenus L.
= Phaseolus limensis Macfad.
= Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunonanus L.H. Bailey
= Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour.

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunonanus L.H. Bailey

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Phaseolus
Species:

Page counter: 1280 ( AVG: 222.1 / 291.222 )

Gallery:

Phaseolus lunatus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Merano, Giardini di Castel Trauttmansdorff, BZ, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Phaseolus lunatus
Lima beans at Maui County Fair Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Phaseolus lunatus
Beans at Maui County Fair Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Phaseolus lunatus
Christmas beans at Maui County Fair Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Phaseolus lunatus
Tracey Slotta - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Phaseolus lunatus
Leaves at County Nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Phaseolus lunatus
Haleakala beans at Maui County Fair Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

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- The New Plantfinder - Images and local names of vascular plants - Project Dryades / KeyToNature, coordinated by the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
- Lichens - Interactive identification keys to the lichens
- Acta Plantarum - Forum and Image Gallery (Plants, Animals, Mushrooms)

Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, FL, MO, MS, NC, SC, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Distributional map for Phaseolus lunatus L.
Map for Phaseolus lunatus L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunonanus L.H. Bailey [155]
2) Phaseolus max L. [221]
3) Phaseolus metcalfei Woot. & Standl. [204]
4) Phaseolus mungo L. [152]
5) Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. [790]
6) Phaseolus ritensis M.E. Jones [351]
7) Phaseolus speciosus Kunth [96]
8) Phedimus spurius (M. Bieb.) 't Hart [658]
9) Phellodendron amurense Rupr. [766]
10) Philadelphus grandiflorus Willd. [280]

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