PLANTS Profile for Phaseolus lunatus (sieva bean)

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PLANTS Profile

Phaseolus lunatus L.
sieva bean

Symbol:

PHLU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Colombia. Usage Requirements.

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Phaseolus lunatus L.

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Synonyms:
Phaseolus lunatus L.

	PHIN27	Phaseolus inamoenus L.
	PHLI6	Phaseolus limensis Macfad.
	PHLUL	Phaseolus lunatus L. var. lunonanus L.H. Bailey
	PHTU6	Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour.

Native Status:
Phaseolus lunatus L.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AL, FL, MO, MS, NC, SC, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Phaseolus lunatus L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 12 species in Phaseolus

Classification:
Phaseolus lunatus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Phaseolus L. – bean
Species	Phaseolus lunatus L. – sieva bean

Introduced Information:
Phaseolus lunatus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Phaseolus lunatus L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26850.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 05:32 PM CDT