Fabaceae

Phaseolus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 723 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is U.S.A. to N. South America and N. Argentina.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, California, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Christmas I., Comoros, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Great Britain, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Irkutsk, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Manchuria, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South European Russia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wake I., West Himalaya, West Siberia, Windward Is., Yakutskiya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 191.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 323 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl.: 723 (1753)
  • Verdcourt in Kew Bull. 24: 507–526 (1970).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Sp. Pl.: 723 (1753)
  • Verdc. in K.B. 24: 507–526 (1970)
  • in Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 323 (1754)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Galeotti, H. [3175] Mexico K000478474 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Rose [614.97] Mexico K001041568 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Pringle, C.G. [1232] Mexico K000478476 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 9, 2005 Delgado, A. [1113] Mexico K000651818 Isotype Yes
May 1, 2005 Queiroz, L.P.; Costa, T.A.B.; Nascimento, J.G.; Correia, C. [10733] Brazil K000931233 Yes
Aug 7, 1985 Graham [160] Mexico K001041564 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Hinton, G.B. [2484] Mexico K000118678 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [1588] Mexico K000118666 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [4653] Mexico K000118668 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [1555] Mexico K000118665 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [1588] Mexico K000118667 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [4708] Mexico K000118670 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [4708] Mexico K000118671 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hinton, G.B. [4653] Mexico K000118669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041567 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2266] Mexico K000118650 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001365044 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121371 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041718 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364359 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041479 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ecuador K001364503 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121382 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] K001121389 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041442 Yes
Ule, E. [9464] Peru K000264763 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041426 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041822 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041473 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001365042 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041729 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6642] Mexico K000118649 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6642] Mexico K000118656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041745 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121372 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364527 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041484 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041438 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364369 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] India K001121384 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364377 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041735 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364374 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041566 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364544 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] K001121387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Melchor-Castro, R.B.; Balvin, R.; Gonzalo, L. [857B] Peru K001598753 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] India K001121383 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] K001121386 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364526 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5603] K001121430 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364362 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041440 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364379 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001088927 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041677 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041743 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001088930 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5598] K001121417 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365180 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041739 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-66743.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041072 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364529 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041734 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ecuador K001364502 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5596] Nepal K001121412 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] India K001121374 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041736 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364378 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364541 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guatemala K001041977 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363815 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5598] K001121416 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001365046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364375 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121379 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121377 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365183 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364371 Yes
Brazil K000117541 Type Yes
Schaffner [126] Mexico K000478475 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121373 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041738 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041728 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ecuador K001364500 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121375 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364513 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363814 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [13163] Mexico K000118647 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000900706 Type Yes
Tkach, N.; Galdames, C.; Freire-Fierro, A.; de Mello-Silva, R.; Drescher, A.; Hernández, F. [43] Panama K001769959 Yes
Rodríguez, D.; Portillo, W. [7830] El Salvador K001625635 No
Hinton, G.B. [9485] Mexico K000118648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Costa Rica K001364419 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041439 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364351 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041579 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041480 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001364574 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365181 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2287] Mexico K000118651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364372 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041434 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041431 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363816 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001364573 Yes
Coulter [s.n.] Mexico K001041073 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5601] Burma K001121427 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041444 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363812 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364380 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001365045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041821 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364368 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10947] Mexico K000118654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041820 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041472 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9567] Mexico K000118653 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Costa Rica K001364420 Yes
Venezuela K:SPC-65717.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364381 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] India K001121380 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364352 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364370 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5598] K001121415 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] K001121395 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041477 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041074 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041730 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [5446] Mexico K000478483 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041657 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001088928 Yes
Pohl [s.n.] Brazil K000117538 Type Yes
Pohl [s.n.] Brazil K000117762 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365182 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041489 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5615] Burma K001121459 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ecuador K001364501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041491 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] Bangladesh K001121376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5598] Burma K001121418 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041737 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [5823] Brazil K000117543 Type No
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001364571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041676 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364365 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5589] Burma K001121388 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10601] Mexico K000118646 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041733 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001365048 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] India K001121628 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001363817 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041731 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041732 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] K001121381 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364363 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1771] United States K000900708 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5615] Burma K001121460 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041475 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364528 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364514 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041075 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10827] Mexico K000118655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041678 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364360 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364373 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001365138 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Costa Rica K001363818 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5589] K001121390 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001365047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guatemala K001041976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364376 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041823 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001365098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041441 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041590 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041487 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041746 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041490 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041825 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001088931 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364364 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5589] Burma K001121392 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041740 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041437 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001365043 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guatemala K001041975 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5588] K001121370 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041476 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001364540 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041474 Yes
Hassler, E. [5535] Paraguay K000117519 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041443 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041429 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041744 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364530 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001088929 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001364525 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001364367 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5589] India K001121391 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001041432 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9382] Mexico K000118652 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5598] K001121414 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001364572 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K001365179 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5598] Burma K001121419 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [6471] Mexico K000478472 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5589] India K001121385 Unknown Type Material Yes

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