Phaseolus lunatus L.

Phaseolus lunatus L.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Phaseolus L.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][336][1056][1661][1915][2828]

Other names:

Phaseolus bipunctatus Jacq. [Synonym] [336]
Phaseolus inamoenus L. [Synonym] [336][1290][1414][1915]
Phaseolus limensis Macfad. [Synonym] [1414][1290][336]
Phaseolus portoricensis Sprengel [Synonym] [1290][1430]
Phaseolus puberulus Kunth [Synonym] [336][1414]
Phaseolus saccharatus Macfad. [Synonym] [336]
Phaseolus xuaresii Zuccagni [Synonym] [336]

Common Names:

Broad Bean [1056]
Butter Bean [1902]
Caraota de A寸 [1661]
Frijol de Media Luna [1645]
Frijol de Monte [1645]
Frijol de Rat▋ [1470]
Frijolillo [1470]
Gros Pois [1915]
Guaracara [1661]
Haba [2157]
Haricot de Sieva [220]
Lima Bean [2264] [210] [2153] [1902]
Pira de A寸 [1661]
Pois Amer [1915]
Pois d'Achery [1915]
Pois Doux [1915]
Pois du Cap [1915]
Pois Souche [2157]
Sem [2264]
Sieva Bean [1862] [2080]
Tapirama [1661]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Annual
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Environmental [1862]
Food and Drink [2264] [2828] [230]
Toxins [230]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Angola-ISO [216]
- Benin [212]
- Equatorial Guinea-ISO [212]
- Ethiopia [24]
- Gabon [8]
- Ghana [212]
- Guinea [212]
- Guinea Bissau [224]
- Ivory Coast [212]
- Kenya [210]
- Liberia [212]
- Malawi [8]
- Mali [212]
- Niger [78]
- Nigeria [212]
- Rwanda [220]
- Sao Tome & Principe [217]
- Senegal [212]
- Sierra Leone [212]
- Sudan [8]
- Tanzania [210]
- Togo [212]
- Uganda [210]
- Zaire [230]
- Zambia [28]
- Zimbabwe [8]

Asia [261] [1914] [1938] [1939] [1942] [1947] [1957] [1969] [1979] [2825] [2902]
- Bhutan [1947]
- India-ISO [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [1969]
- Iran [1939]
- Iraq [1939]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Japan [2825]
- Pakistan [1938]
- Philippines [1979]
- Ryukyu Is [2825]
- Sri Lanka [1957]
- Taiwan [2902]
- Vietnam [1942]

Australasia [261] [1880]
- Australia [1880]
  - Queensland
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [1056] [2153] [2157]
- Bahamas [2153]
- Dominican Republic [2157]
- Haiti [2157]
- Jamaica [1056]

Central America [1117] [1460] [2156]
- Belize [1242] [1460] [1645]
- Costa Rica [336] [1367] [1658]
- El Salvador [1460] [1645] [2156]
- Guatemala [336] [1460] [1645]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1460]
- Mexico(South East) [1117]
- Panama [1243] [1460] [1512] [1645]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3054] [3062]
- Aldabra [1941]
- Comoro Is [3054]
- Madagascar [1915]
- Maldives [3062]
- Mauritius [1915]
- Reunion [1915]
- Rodrigues [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

North America
- United States [336]

Pacific Ocean [261] [2080] [2235] [2264]
- Bismarck Archipelago [261]
- Fiji [2264]
- Kermadec Is [2080]
- Marshall Is [2235]
- Northern Marianas [2235]

South America [2285]
- Argentina [336]
- Brazil [1414] [1512]
- Colombia [336] [1512]
- Ecuador [1229]
- French Guiana [1408]
- Guyana [2285]
- Peru [1442] [1512]
- Surinam [2285]
- Venezuela [1512] [1661]

Notes:

Japanese distribution: Hokkaido; Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:57:44