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Phaseolus lunatus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Phaseolus lunatus L., Sp. Pl. 724, 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 200. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 363(256). 1918.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Lima bean
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Description:
Twiner; branchlets glabrous. Leaves 10 x 15 cm, chartaceous; petiole 10 cm; stipules ovate-lanceolate, 3 mm; mid-leaflet narrowly rhomboid, 8 x 4 cm, base truncate, apex acuminate; petiolules 1.8 cm, laterals very oblique, 9 x 5 cm, base truncate, apex acuminate; petiolule 0.4 cm, sparsely hairy. Pseudoracemes axillary, to 4 cm; peduncle 3 cm; bracteoles 2.5 mm. Calyx puberulous, tube 2 mm; lobes 3-angular, 6 mm, the upper two fused with an emarginate tip. Corolla greenish white; standard 6 x 8 mm; wings 11 x 4 mm; keels 7 x 2 mm. Stamens 9+ 1; sheath 6 mm. Pod oblong-falcate, 8 x 1.5 cm, compressed, glabrous; seeds 3 or 4.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-February
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of South America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow, White, Creamy
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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