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Taxon:  Phaseolus lunatus L.



Summary
Genus:
Phaseolus
Section:
Paniculati
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
27591
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:724. 1753
Verified:
08/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunatus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phaseolus falcatus Benth. ex Hemsl., nom. nud.
Phaseolus inamoenus L.
Phaseolus limensis Macfad.
Phaseolus lunatus L. var. macrocarpus (Moench) Benth.
Phaseolus lunatus L. var. silvester Baudet
Phaseolus macrocarpus Moench
Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour.
Phaseolus viridis Piper
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Common names
English
butter bean –
Lima bean –
Sieva bean –
sugar bean –
French
haricot de Lima –
haricot du Cap –
pois du Cap –
German
Limabohne –
Mondbohne –
Italian
fagiolo di Lima –
Japanese Rōmaji
aoi-mame –
Portuguese
feijão-de-Lima –
Portuguese (Brazil)
fava-Belém –
Spanish
frijol de luna –
haba lima –
judía de Lima –
pallar –
Swedish
limaböna –
Transcribed Chinese
main dou –
Transcribed Korean
chaedu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California Sur 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelizeCayo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelizeCorozal 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelizeStann Creek 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelizeToledo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaGuanacaste 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaHeredia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl SalvadorAhuachapán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl SalvadorLa Libertad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl SalvadorSan Miguel 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl SalvadorSan Salvador 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl SalvadorSan Vicente 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl SalvadorSonsonate 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaAlta Verapaz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaChimaltenango 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaChiquimula 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaEl Progreso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaEscuintla 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaGuatemala 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaIzabal 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaJalapa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaPetén 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaQuetzaltenango 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaRetalhuleu 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSacatepéquez 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSan Marcos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSanta Rosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSololá 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaSuchitepéquez 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaZacapa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasAtlántida 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasColón 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasComayagua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasCortés 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasEl Paraíso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasFrancisco Morazán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaChinandega 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaEstelí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaGranada 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaJinotega 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaManagua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaraguaZelaya 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaChiriquí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaHerrera 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaPanamá 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorAzuay 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLoja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCuscoQuillabamba
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4Naturalized    widely natzd.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Baja California Sur]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize [Cayo, Corozal, Stann Creek, Toledo], Costa Rica [Guanacaste, Heredia], Guatemala [Alta Verapaz, Chiquimula, Escuintla, Guatemala, Jalapa, Petén, Retalhuleu, Santa Rosa, Zacapa, Chimaltenango, El Progreso, Izabal, Quetzaltenango, Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez], Honduras [Cortés, Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua, El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán], Nicaragua [Managua, Chinandega, Estelí, Granada, Jinotega, Zelaya], Panama [Chiriquí, Herrera, Panamá], El Salvador [Ahuachapán, La Libertad, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Sonsonate]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Pará]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba], Colombia [Magdalena], Ecuador [Azuay, Loja], Peru [Cusco (Quillabamba)]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Salta], Paraguay
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Human foodvegetable Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.


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