Bean

See also: Bean (homonymy)

The beans (of the Nahuatl ayacotl by crossing with the verb harigoter ) form the kind Phaseolus , which belongs to the family of the Fabacée S. It gathers Plante S herbaceous annual originating in Central America, whose most known common Haricot is the cultivated like Légume in all the moderate and hot areas of the sphere. It includes/understands approximately 80 species.

At the Amerindian S of North America, the beans constitute one of the three cultures, practiced traditionally, called the three sisters.

Principal species

• Phaseolus acinaciformis Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray, the Bean tépary
• Phaseolus albescens McVaugh ex R. Ram&iacite; rez & A. Delgado
• Phaseolus albiflorus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus albinervus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus albiviolaceus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus altimontanus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus amabilis Standl.
• Phaseolus amblyosepalus (Piper) C.V. Morton
• Phaseolus angustissimus A. Gray
• Phaseolus anisophyllus (Piper) Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus augusti Harms
• Phaseolus campanulatus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus carteri Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus chiapasanus Piper
• Phaseolus coccineus L., the Runner bean
• Phaseolus costaricensis Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus dasycarpus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus diversifolius Pittier
• Phaseolus dumosus Macfad.
• Phaseolus esperanzae Seaton
• Phaseolus esquincensis Freytag
• Phaseolus filiformis Benth.
• Phaseolus glabellus Piper
• Phaseolus gladiolatus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus grayanus Wooton & Standl.
• Phaseolus hintonii A. Delgado
• Phaseolus jaliscanus Piper
• Phaseolus juquilensis A. Delgado
• Phaseolus laxiflorus Piper
• Phaseolus leptophyllus G. Gift
• Phaseolus leptostachyus Benth.
• Phaseolus lignosus Britton
• Phaseolus ligulatus Piper
• Phaseolus longiplacentifer Freytag
• Phaseolus lunatus L., the Bean of Lima
• Phaseolus macrolepis Piper
• Phaseolus maculatifolius Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus maculatus Scheele
• Phaseolus macvaughii A. Delgado
• Phaseolus magnilobatus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus marechalii A. Delgado
• Phaseolus micranthus Hook. & Arn.
• Phaseolus microcarpus Mart.
• Phaseolus weakened Hook. F.
• Phaseolus neglectus F.J. Herm.
• Phaseolus nelsonii Marshal and Al
• Phaseolus nodosus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus oaxacanus Rose
• Phaseolus oligospermus Piper
• Phaseolus opacus Piper
• Phaseolus pachyrrhizoides Harms
• Phaseolus parvifolius Freytag
• Phaseolus parvulus Greene
• Phaseolus pauciflorus Sessé & Moc. ex G. Gift
• Phaseolus pedicellatus Benth.
• Phaseolus perplexus A. Delgado
• Phaseolus persistentus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus plagiocylix Harms
• Phaseolus pluriflorus Marshal and Al
• Phaseolus polymorphus S. Watson
• Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton and Al
• Phaseolus purpusii Brandegee
• Phaseolus pyramidalis Freytag
• Phaseolus reticulatus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus rotundatus Freytag & Debouck
• Phaseolus salicifolius Piper
• Phaseolus scabrellus Benth. ex S. Watson
• Phaseolus scrobiculatifolius Freytag
• Phaseolus sonorensis Standl.
• Phaseolus talamancensis Debouck & Torres González
• Phaseolus tenellus Piper
• Phaseolus teulensis Freytag
• Phaseolus trifidus Freytag
• Phaseolus tuerckheimii Gift. Sm.
• Phaseolus venosus Piper
• Phaseolus vulgaris L., the common Bean
• Phaseolus xanthotrichus Piper
• Phaseolus xolocotzii A. Delgado
• Phaseolus zimapanensis A. Delgado