*Phaseolus coccineus Linnaeus. Section: Coccinei. Scarlet Runner Bean. Hab: Infrequently cultivated, mostly as an ornamental in home gardens, rarely found as a waif. Dist: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy: = C, F, G, K1, K3, K4, NE, SE3, Debouck (2021), Isely (1998); = n/a – RAB; > Phaseolus coccineus L. ssp. coccineus – Maréchal, Mascherpa, & Stainier (1978); > Phaseolus coccineus L. ssp. coccineus var. coccineus – Freytag & Debouck (2002)
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