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*Phaseolus lunatus Linnaeus. Section: Paniculati. Subsection: Volubili. Common name: Lima Bean. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Frequently cultivated (both commercially and in home gardens), rarely found as a waif. Distribution: Native of tropical America, north to southern TAM.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Can, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, S, SE3, WH3, Debouck (2021), Freytag & Debouck (2002), Isely (1998), Maréchal, Mascherpa, & Stainier (1978), not formally treated; = n/a — C; > Phaseolus limensis Macfad. — F. Basionym: Phaseolus lunatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Phaseolus lunatus - FNA11.1

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