| Accepted name: |
Phaseolus coccineus L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Phaseolus multiflorus Lam.
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| English names: |
Scarlet Runner Bean Lobe-fruited Bean
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| French names: |
Haricot d'Espagne
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPHACO (to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Dried seed pods soaked, boiled, seasoning and butter added and eaten as a soup(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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