Phaseolus coccineus L.

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Phaseolus coccineus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Gahinga trail, Volcanoes National Park, Burera.

Phaseolus coccineus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Gahinga trail, Volcanoes National Park, Burera.

Phaseolus coccineus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Gahinga trail, Volcanoes National Park, Burera.

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Description: For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Derivation of specific name: coccineus: scarlet.
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Worldwide distribution: Native in tropical Central America. Introduced and cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.
Growth form(s): Climber, annual.
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Image last updated: Saturday 1 November 2025
Literature:

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

Other sources of information about Phaseolus coccineus:

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Flora of Rwanda: Phaseolus coccineus

External websites:

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


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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Phaseolus coccineus.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=257780, retrieved 5 December 2025

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