Phaseolus lunatus L.

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Bengal, introduced from America before 1750
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Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,E
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Literature:

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 161 - 163. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 50.

Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 92.


Other sources of information about Phaseolus lunatus:

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Flora of Burundi: cultivated Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of Rwanda: Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Phaseolus lunatus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Phaseolus lunatus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Phaseolus lunatus
African Plant Database: Phaseolus lunatus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Phaseolus lunatus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Phaseolus lunatus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phaseolus lunatus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Phaseolus lunatus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Phaseolus lunatus
JSTOR Plant Science: Phaseolus lunatus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Phaseolus lunatus
Plants of the World Online: Phaseolus lunatus
Tropicos: Phaseolus lunatus
Wikipedia: Phaseolus lunatus


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Phaseolus lunatus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=132160, retrieved 5 December 2025

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