{"id":1306482,"date":"2015-10-14T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T10:04:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:20:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:50:52","slug":"phaseolus-lunatus","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/phaseolus-lunatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Phaseolus lunatus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phaseolus<\/i> lunatus<\/i> L. (Syn:\u00a0Dolichos<\/i> tonkinensis<\/i> Bui-Quang-Chieu<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> bipunctatus<\/i> Jacq.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> ilocanus<\/i> Blanco<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> inamoenus<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> limensis<\/i> Macfad.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> lunatus<\/i> var. lunatus<\/i> <\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> lunatus<\/i> var. macrocarpus<\/i> (Moench) Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> macrocarpus<\/i> Moench<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> portoricensis<\/i> Spreng.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> puberulus<\/i> Kunth<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> rosei<\/i> Piper<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> saccharatus<\/i> Macfad.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> tunkinensis<\/i> Lour.<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> vexillatus<\/i> “sensu Blanco, non L.”<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> viridis<\/i> Piper<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> vulgaris<\/i> “sensu Blanco, non L.”<\/span><\/a>; Phaseolus<\/i> xuaresii<\/i> Zuccagni<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Phaseolus lunatus<\/i> is a legume<\/span><\/a> grown for its edible seeds<\/span><\/a>. It is commonly known as the butter bean<\/b> or lima bean<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Both bush and pole (<\/span>vine<\/span><\/a>) <\/span>cultivars<\/span><\/a> exist, the latter range from 1 to 5 m in height. The bush cultivars mature earlier than the pole cultivars. The pods are up to 15\u00a0cm (5.9\u00a0in) long. The mature seeds are 1 to 3\u00a0cm (0.39 to 1.18\u00a0in) long and oval to kidney-shaped. In most cultivars the seeds are quite flat, but in the “potato” cultivars, the shape approaches spherical. White seeds are common, but black, red, orange, and variously mottled seeds are also known. The immature seeds are uniformly green. Lima beans typically yield 2,900 to 5,000\u00a0kg (6,400 to 11,000\u00a0lb) of seed and 3,000 to 8,000\u00a0kg (6,600 to 17,600\u00a0lb) of <\/span>biomass<\/span><\/a> per hectare.<\/span><\/div>\n
The seeds of the cultivars listed below are white unless otherwise noted. Closely related or synonymous names are listed on the same line.<\/div>\n
Lima beans, like many other legumes, are a good source of dietary fiber, and a virtually fat-free source of high-quality protein. <\/span>Lima beans contain both soluble fiber, which helps regulate blood sugar levels and lowers cholesterol, and insoluble fiber, which aids in the prevention of <\/span>constipation<\/span><\/a>, digestive disorders, <\/span>irritable bowel syndrome<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>diverticulitis<\/span><\/a>.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n
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Legume vine for ID from Bangalore-GSSEP06\/124<\/a> : 14 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (3)
\n<\/span>This <\/span>leguminous vine<\/span> in the first look appears to be simply <\/span>Dolichos<\/i>, but flowers are nearly half in size, pod different and seeds black. Please help with ID.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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black bean??? that cubans eat?<\/p>\n

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Thanks … In our lant the pods are very different and flowers smaller.<\/p>\n

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yah, but i have never been able to make any heads or tails of these dark black beans, azuki\/azuke beans and our urad?<\/p>\n

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I think it is a cultivar of Dolichos<\/i>\/ Lablab purpureus<\/i> only. There seem to be many cultivars with different flower, pod, seed characters.
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\n..\u00a0may be on the correct track though i would have loved to have seen the tell tale deep purplish pods..<\/span><\/p>\n

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This appears to \u00a0be Mucuna pruriens.<\/i><\/p>\n

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I don’t think any thing resembles Mucuna<\/i>, in which flowers are 3-4 times as large, purple, pod hairy and turgid.<\/p>\n

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It’s a Phaseolus<\/i>\u00a0sp., most probably P. lunatus<\/i>\u00a0L.<\/p>\n

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This was a really tough ID, with several suggestions coming, which unfortunately could not satisfy me.
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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Phaseolus lunatus from Bangalore-GSOCT93\/98<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (<\/span>3<\/span>)
\n<\/span>Phaseolus lunatus<\/i><\/span> Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 724. 1753.
\n<\/span>Twining herb with trifoliate leaves; leaflets ovate up to 12 cm long, lateral often oblique, base rounded or cuneate; flowers pale yellow to nearly white in axillary racemes; calyx up to 3 mm long, campanulate; standard up to 10 mm long emarginate, keel twisted; pod flat, falcate, up to 10 cm long.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Photographed <\/span>from J P Nagar area, Bangalore<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Beans for ID<\/a> : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
\n<\/span>Would appreciate\u00a0help to identify the beans in the photo. They are from similar plants, but one is Black\u00a0and the other Maroon. I would also like to know if they are edible as I got them at an agricultural show, loose,\u00a0not packed or named. Hence the confusion. These have been <\/span>grown on my terrace<\/span> in Bangalore.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Macrotyloma uniflorum<\/i><\/p>\n

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This is very different from Horse gram, much bigger. Same family?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For me it looks like a variety of Phaseolus lunatus\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Re: Phaseolus lunatus?<\/a> : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments <\/span>(4<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is cultivated by tribal people<\/span> from Rajnagar,Tripura
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yes, … pink Vaal<\/b> or lima bean<\/b> (vaal is its name in gujarati) and name lima bean is used in USA.
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Are all the pictures presented are from one same plant?<\/p>\n

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Cultivating a green world \u2026 at home (#1) | ID Req 30Apr2011AR01:<\/a>
\nDate\/Time-<\/span>14 Jan 2011 09.19AM
\n<\/span>Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-\u00a0Krishnarajanagar,\u00a0Mysore dist.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span><\/span>P<\/span>lant Habit- Tree\/ Shrub\/ Climber\/ Herb \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Climber
\n<\/span>Height\/Length-approx \u2013\u00a0<\/span>15feet, 25 feet approx
\n<\/span>Leaves Type\/ Shape\/ Size- Shape \u2013\u00a0<\/span>8 cms, 3 leaflets,
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\n<\/span>Flowers Size\/ Colour\/ Calyx\/ Bracts \u2013\u00a0<\/span>White, 1-2cms, 3 seeds when
\n<\/span>Fruits Type\/ Shape\/ Size Seeds-<\/span> legume, 2 cms,
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Phaseolus lunatus\u00a0\u2013 Lima beans ?<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Seed Colour and Size Reminds me of Sword beans.<\/p>\n

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I think\u00a0Phaseolus lunatus<\/span><\/a> <\/em>only, as per images and details herein and as initially suggested by …<\/p>\n

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References: <\/span>The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0ILDIS<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0 PFAF<\/a> \u00a0Floridata<\/a>\u00a0 Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary<\/a>\u00a0By C.P. Khare- 2008- details)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phaseolus lunatus L. (Syn:\u00a0Dolichos tonkinensis Bui-Quang-Chieu; Phaseolus bipunctatus Jacq.; Phaseolus ilocanus Blanco; Phaseolus inamoenus L.; Phaseolus limensis Macfad.; Phaseolus lunatus var. lunatus ; Phaseolus lunatus var. macrocarpus (Moench) Benth.; Phaseolus macrocarpus Moench; Phaseolus portoricensis Spreng.; Phaseolus puberulus Kunth; Phaseolus rosei Piper; Phaseolus saccharatus Macfad.; Phaseolus tunkinensis Lour.; Phaseolus vexillatus “sensu…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5368],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1306482","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-phaseolus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1306482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1306482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1306482"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1306482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}