Phaseolus vulgaris L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Phaseolus L.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][336][754][801][1645][1941][2828]

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Other names:

• Phaseolus communis Pritzel [Synonym] [336]
  
• Phaseolus esculentus Salisb. [Synonym] [336]
  

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Common Names:

• Common Bean [1862] [1941] [2080]
  
• Dwarf Bean [2080] [2264]
  
• French Bean [1941] [2086] [2264] [210] [754]
  
• Frijol [1470]
  
• Garden Bean [1902]
  
• Green Bean [1902]
  
• Habichuela [2157]
  
• Haricot [1915] [2157]
  
• Haricot Bean [1862] [1902] [1941] [2264]
  
• Haricot Commun [220]
  
• Haricot Francais [220]
  
• Kidney Bean [1902] [1941] [2264]
  
• Mange-tout [220]
  
• Pois [2157]
  
• Runner Bean [1941]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Food and Drink [1862] [1941] [2086] [2264] [2828] [210]
  
• Forage [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1862]
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Egypt [1862]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Nigeria [8]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Senegal [8]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [230]
  • Zambia [8]

• Asia [1179] [1862] [1872] [1914] [1929] [1938] [1939] [1942] [1947] [1957] [1969] [1979] [2014] [2232] [2825]
  • Afghanistan [1872] [1939]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • China [1179]
  • India [1862]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Iran [1939] [2232]
  • Iraq [1862] [1939]
  • Japan [2825]
  • Laos [1942]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Philippines [1979]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • USSR [2014]
  • Vietnam [1942]

• Australasia [261]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [2157]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1290] [1409] [1430]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]

• Central America [1117] [1460] [1637] [1658] [2156]
  • Costa Rica [1658]
  • El Salvador [2156]
  • Guatemala [1460] [1645]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1460] [1658]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1637]
  • Panama [1224] [1243]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [1982] [3067]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915] [3067]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• Middle East [1869]
  • Turkey in Asia [1869]

• North America
  • Canada [1115]
  • United States [1115] [1431] [1460]

• Pacific Ocean [2235] [2264] [2266] [2907]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Niue [2266]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Ogasawara-Shoto [2907]
  • Wake Is [2235]

• South America [2285]
  • Argentina [336]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • Ecuador [1229]
  • French Guiana [2285]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Peru [1442]
  • Surinam [2285]

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Notes:

• Poorly recorded in lit. & colls.; distribution greatly underestimated.
  
• Cultivated throughout Europe;often occurring as a relict of cultivation [754]
  
• Important pulse crop in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala & Panama.
  
• Japanese distribution: Hokkaido; Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu [2825]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:57:45