| Lima beans |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Plantae |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Phaseolus |
| Species: | P. lunatus |
| Binomial name |
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Phaseolus lunatus
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| Synonyms |
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- Dolichos tonkinensis Bui-Quang-Chieu
- Phaseolus bipunctatus Jacq.
- Phaseolus ilocanus Blanco
- Phaseolus inamoenus L.
- Phaseolus limensis Macfad.
- Phaseolus lunatus var. macrocarpus (Moench) Benth.
- Phaseolus macrocarpus Moench
- Phaseolus portoricensis Spreng.
- Phaseolus puberulus Kunth
- Phaseolus rosei Piper
- Phaseolus saccharatus Macfad.
- Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour.
- Phaseolus vexillatus Blanco, nom, illeg, non L.
- Phaseolus viridis Piper
- Phaseolus xuaresii Zuccagni
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Lima beans in a seed catalogue, 1894
The lima bean () (Phaseolus lunatus), also known as the butter bean,sieva bean,double Bean or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans. view more...
